Real-world adherence and discontinuation among Medicare beneficiaries initiating venetoclax vs. BTKis in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, Manzoor B, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Alhasani H, Ravelo A, Jawaid D, Doshi J. Real-world adherence and discontinuation among Medicare beneficiaries initiating venetoclax vs. BTKis in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023, 64: 2316-2323. PMID: 37732602, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2255326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaReal-world adherenceRefractory chronic lymphocytic leukemiaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic leukemiaB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorsNovel oral agentsClinical trial dataOral agentsClinical characteristicsElderly patientsTreatment landscapeTreatment initiationReal-world findingsHigh adherenceMedicare beneficiariesLower discontinuationTrial dataDiscontinuationPatientsOlder adultsKinase inhibitorsAdherenceLeukemia