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ASH 2015 | Overview of the clinical trial of ibrutinib vs chlorambucil as front-line therapy

Name: Overview of the clinical trial of ibrutinib vs chlorambucil as front-line therapy
Uploaded: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Véronique Leblond, MD, PhD from the Hospital of Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, provides an overview if the Phase III clinical trial of ibrutinib vs chlorambucil in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients over the age of 65. Progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were increased in the ibrutinib arm, demonstrating the superior efficacy of this drug over chlorambucil.

Véronique Leblond • 4 Dec 2015

ASH 2015

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Chlorambucil Ibrutinib

Véronique Leblond, MD, PhD from the Hospital of Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, provides an overview if the Phase III clinical trial of ibrutinib vs chlorambucil in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients over the age of 65. Progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were increased in the ibrutinib arm, demonstrating the superior efficacy of this drug over chlorambucil.