Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

CharacteristicOverall,
N = 136 
Site for venetoclax escalations
All IP, n = 27 Any IP, n = 35 OP, n = 74 
Age at venetoclax start, y 70.27 (61.17, 76.90) 71.68 (60.97, 79.25) 66.47 (54.99, 72.64) 70.49 (62.83, 77.11) 
Race     
White 117 (86%) 21 (78%) 28 (80%) 68 (92%) 
Black or African American 11 (8.1%) 3 (11%) 6 (17%) 2 (2.7%) 
Asian 3 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.9%) 2 (2.7%) 
Other/unknown 5 (3.7%) 3 (11%) 0 (0%) 2 (2.7%) 
ECOG performance status     
57 (42%) 10 (37%) 10 (29%) 37 (50%) 
11 (8.1%) 1 (3.7%) 2 (5.7%) 8 (11%) 
2 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (1.4%) 
Unknown 66 (49%) 16 (59%) 22 (63%) 28 (38%) 
Creatinine clearance across all escalations     
Never <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 102 (75%) 17 (63%) 26 (74%) 59 (80%) 
<60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 at least once 34 (25%) 10 (37%) 9 (26%) 15 (20%) 
Size of largest LN (in cm) at venetoclax initiation 2.10 (1.50, 4.00) 3.25 (2.00, 5.48) 3.00 (2.00, 4.00) 2.00 (1.00, 3.70) 
Unknown 
ALC (in mcL⁻1) at venetoclax initiation 2.00 (0.90, 16.65) 33.20 (3.40, 100.25) 8.50 (1.70, 25.75) 1.00 (0.80, 2.20) 
Unknown 
TLS risk     
Low 91 (69%) 7 (27%) 21 (64%) 63 (86%) 
Medium 30 (23%) 12 (46%) 9 (27%) 9 (12%) 
High 11 (8.3%) 7 (27%) 3 (9.1%) 1 (1.4%) 
Unknown 
Venetoclax as frontline TX 48 (35%) 7 (26%) 7 (20%) 34 (46%) 
Paired medication     
Rituximab  16 (12%) 5 (19%) 4 (11%) 7 (9.5%) 
Obinutuzumab 66 (49%) 3 (11%) 13 (37%) 50 (68%) 
Ibrutinib 4 (2.9%) 1 (3.7%) 3 (8.6%) 0 (0%) 
None 50 (37%) 18 (67%) 15 (43%) 17 (23%) 
Paired medication before venetoclax 76 (56%) 7 (26%) 17 (49%) 52 (70%) 
Laboratory TLS rate 8 (5.9%) 4 (15%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (2.7%) 
Isolated hyperuricemia 15 (11%) 4 (15%) 5 (14%) 6 (8.1%) 
CharacteristicOverall,
N = 136 
Site for venetoclax escalations
All IP, n = 27 Any IP, n = 35 OP, n = 74 
Age at venetoclax start, y 70.27 (61.17, 76.90) 71.68 (60.97, 79.25) 66.47 (54.99, 72.64) 70.49 (62.83, 77.11) 
Race     
White 117 (86%) 21 (78%) 28 (80%) 68 (92%) 
Black or African American 11 (8.1%) 3 (11%) 6 (17%) 2 (2.7%) 
Asian 3 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.9%) 2 (2.7%) 
Other/unknown 5 (3.7%) 3 (11%) 0 (0%) 2 (2.7%) 
ECOG performance status     
57 (42%) 10 (37%) 10 (29%) 37 (50%) 
11 (8.1%) 1 (3.7%) 2 (5.7%) 8 (11%) 
2 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (1.4%) 
Unknown 66 (49%) 16 (59%) 22 (63%) 28 (38%) 
Creatinine clearance across all escalations     
Never <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 102 (75%) 17 (63%) 26 (74%) 59 (80%) 
<60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 at least once 34 (25%) 10 (37%) 9 (26%) 15 (20%) 
Size of largest LN (in cm) at venetoclax initiation 2.10 (1.50, 4.00) 3.25 (2.00, 5.48) 3.00 (2.00, 4.00) 2.00 (1.00, 3.70) 
Unknown 
ALC (in mcL⁻1) at venetoclax initiation 2.00 (0.90, 16.65) 33.20 (3.40, 100.25) 8.50 (1.70, 25.75) 1.00 (0.80, 2.20) 
Unknown 
TLS risk     
Low 91 (69%) 7 (27%) 21 (64%) 63 (86%) 
Medium 30 (23%) 12 (46%) 9 (27%) 9 (12%) 
High 11 (8.3%) 7 (27%) 3 (9.1%) 1 (1.4%) 
Unknown 
Venetoclax as frontline TX 48 (35%) 7 (26%) 7 (20%) 34 (46%) 
Paired medication     
Rituximab  16 (12%) 5 (19%) 4 (11%) 7 (9.5%) 
Obinutuzumab 66 (49%) 3 (11%) 13 (37%) 50 (68%) 
Ibrutinib 4 (2.9%) 1 (3.7%) 3 (8.6%) 0 (0%) 
None 50 (37%) 18 (67%) 15 (43%) 17 (23%) 
Paired medication before venetoclax 76 (56%) 7 (26%) 17 (49%) 52 (70%) 
Laboratory TLS rate 8 (5.9%) 4 (15%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (2.7%) 
Isolated hyperuricemia 15 (11%) 4 (15%) 5 (14%) 6 (8.1%) 

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology group; IP, inpatient; OP, outpatient; TX; treatment.

Median (IQR); n (%).

One patient who received rituximab also received ibrutinib.

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