A panel of specialists discuss patient access advocacy for BTK inhibitors.
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Fixed-Duration 1L CLL Treatment Reduces Long-Term Costs in the Real World
November 9th 2024The venetoclax-based regimen was associated with an approximate $8000 decrease in costs compared with the continuous Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment 6 months after the fixed-duration period.
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KIR2DS2+ NK Cells Show Potential in HCC and Leukemia Treatment
November 6th 2024These findings suggest that KIR2DS2-positive (KIR2DS2+) natural killer (NK) cells could be an attractive therapeutic target for in vivo strategies, although enhanced effector function is lost during ex vivo expansion needed for NK cell–based therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor–NK cell treatment.
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Review Emphasizes Potential Infection Risks With BTK Inhibitors
November 2nd 2024Although Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor monotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been a game-changer, patients have significantly increased risks of infection, especially in the upper respiratory tract.
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Zanubrutinib More Effective Than Ibrutinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed/Refractory CLL, SLL
October 30th 2024The long-term response rate for zanubrutinib was better than ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
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Zanubrutinib Not Cost-Effective in China Against Fixed-Duration R-Bendamustine in 1L CLL
October 17th 2024The study found that the price tag for the second-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor would need to be reduced by 30% in order to be cost-effective compared with bendamustine-rituximab (R-bendamustine) for these patients.
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