Step 1: Evaluate exposure to prior therapies and response to therapy: | ||
Initial therapy | Response to initial therapy | Preferred next treatment options |
BTK inhibitor | Refractory | Venetoclax-based therapy |
Intolerant | Venetoclax-based therapy* OR Alternative BTK inhibitor (if no BTK mutation present) | |
Venetoclax plus obinutuzumab | Early progression | BTK inhibitor |
Late progression | Venetoclax-based therapy (if no BCL2 mutation present)* OR BTK inhibitor | |
Chemoimmunotherapy | Early progression | Venetoclax-based therapy* OR BTK inhibitor |
Late progression | Venetoclax-based therapy* OR BTK inhibitor OR Repeat chemoimmunotherapy (less preferred) | |
Step 2: Consider adverse events and administration concerns of interest: | ||
Ibrutinib | Continuous therapy; AEs include fatigue, rash, neutropenia, infections; hypertension; pneumonia; atrial fibrillation; bleeding; myalgia/arthralgia | |
Acalabrutinib | Continuous therapy; AEs include fatigue, rash, headache, diarrhea, infections; hypertension; atrial fibrillation; bleeding; pyrexia | |
Venetoclax plus obinutuzumab | Time-limited treatment; AEs include fatigue, rash, tumor lysis syndrome, neutropenia, diarrhea, infections | |
Step 3: Consider patient characteristics impacting choice of therapy: | ||
Venetoclax-based therapy preferred over BTK inhibitor |
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BTK inhibitor preferred over venetoclax-based therapy |
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