Table 1

Selected Trials in Previously Untreated CLL Patients

Reference

Regimen

Phase

No. Pts.

CR, %

ORR, %

Median PFS (months)


Eichhorst, 2006

Flu

III

164

7

83

20

Flu + Cy

164

24

94

48

Flinn, 2007

Flu

III

137

5

59

19

Flu + Cy

141

23

74

32

Catovsky, 2007

Chl

III

387

7

72

Not Rep

Flu

194

15

80

Not Rep

Flu + Cy

196

38

94

Not Rep

Byrd, 2003

FR (C)

Rand. II

51

47

90

NR

FR (S)

53

28

77

NR

Keating, 2005

FCR

II

300

72

94

NR

Hallek, 2008

FC

III

409

23

85

32

FCR

408

45

93

43

Kay, 2007

PCR

II

64

41

91

31

Kay, 2008

PR

II

33

30

79

12

Reynolds, 2008

PCR

III

92

7

45

Not Rep

FCR

92

17

58

Not Rep


Key: No-Number; Flu-fludarabine; CLB-Chlorambucil; Cy-cyclophosphamide; Ritux-rituximab; FR (C) – fludarabine + rituximab, concurrent; FR (S) – fludarabine + rituximab, sequential; FCR – fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab; PCR – pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, rituximab; PR – pentostatin + rituximab; CR – complete response rate; ORR – overall response rate; PFS – progression free survival; NR – not reached; Not Rep – Not reported

Maddocks and Lin Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009 2:29   doi:10.1186/1756-8722-2-29

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