This protocol applies to a medically fit patient with active chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whose disease is characterised by unmutated IGHV status, with no TP53 mutation and no deletion 17p. This molecular profile is a key driver of treatment selection at first-line.
For this patient profile, evidence supports a targeted therapy as the primary strategy. Chemoimmunotherapy carries a noted survival disadvantage in this molecular context and is not the preferred option.
Fit patients: ibrutinib [I, A] (data for other BTKis for fit patients are still pending); CIT should be avoided due to survival disadvantage, but may be used if other options are not available [I, A]. Venetoclax plus obinutuzumab might be an alternative to BTKis, but data for fit patients are still pending [III, A].
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