2024
CLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Ravelo A, Patel A, To T, Li S, Huntington S. CLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s345. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)01263-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPer-patient per-monthPer-patient per-month costsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorFirst-line treatmentTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic leukemiaMonths 0Kinase inhibitorsHealthcare costsCLL/small lymphocytic lymphomaFixed-duration treatmentFirst-line therapyOff-treatment periodMonths post-indexMonths pre-indexRetrospective observational studyClinical trial enrollmentUS health planCommercially insured patientsLymphocytic lymphomaPrimary cancerFirst-linePost-indexIbrutinibReal-world patterns and sequences of targeted therapy use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma in the United States: a longitudinal study
Huntington S, Cheng W, Sarpong E, Leng S, Farooqui M, Agu U, Catillon M, Lejeune D, Downes N, Matay L, Duh M, De Nigris E. Real-world patterns and sequences of targeted therapy use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma in the United States: a longitudinal study. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2024, 65: 932-942. PMID: 38696747, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2024.2331631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSequential targeted therapyLymphocytic lymphomaTherapy useB-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitorChronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphomaBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorTargeted therapy useSmall lymphocytic lymphomaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsProportion of patientsClaims-based studyFirst-lineLymphocytic leukemiaTargeted therapyClinical outcomesB cellsKinase inhibitorsTreatment sequenceReal-world patternsTherapyCLL/SLLBTKiCD20Lymphoma
2023
Real-World Patterns of Targeted Therapy Use in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma in the United States: A Longitudinal Study
De Nigris E, Cheng W, Sarpong E, Leng S, Farooqui M, Agu U, Catillon M, Lejeune D, Downes N, Matay L, Duh M, Huntington S. Real-World Patterns of Targeted Therapy Use in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma in the United States: A Longitudinal Study. Blood 2023, 142: 6523. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-178660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorsProportion of patientsCLL/SLLSmall lymphocytic lymphomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic lymphomaNew agentsChronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphomaMedian age 73 yearsOptum Clinformatics DataMart databaseClinformatics DataMart databaseEnd of eligibilityObservation periodThird of patientsAge 73 yearsClaims-based algorithmChronic lymphocytic leukemiaTreatment classesReal-world studyNovel Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitorEligible patientsIndex dateAdult patientsTargeted agentsIbrutinib discontinuation and associated factors in a real-world national sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, de Nigris E, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Farooqui M, Ryland K, Sarpong E, Leng S, Yang X, Doshi J. Ibrutinib discontinuation and associated factors in a real-world national sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023, 64: 2286-2295. PMID: 37870435, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2256911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaIbrutinib discontinuationLymphocytic leukemiaHalf of patientsMonths of initiationElderly Medicare beneficiariesLarge unmet needPart D low-income subsidyLow-income subsidyCardiovascular comorbiditiesElderly patientsReal-world practiceIbrutinib treatmentLymphocytic lymphomaAdvanced ageClinical trialsMedical CenterMedicare claimsDiscontinuationHigh riskMedicare beneficiariesUnmet needPatientsLeukemiaTwo-thirds