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Plain language summary of zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is resistant to treatment or has come back after treatment

BROWN, Jennifer R; Barbara EICHHORST; Peter HILLMEN; Wojciech JURCZAK; Maciej KAZMIERCZAK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Plain language summary of zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is resistant to treatment or has come back after treatment

Authors

BROWN, Jennifer R; Barbara EICHHORST; Peter HILLMEN; Wojciech JURCZAK; Maciej KAZMIERCZAK; Nicole LAMANNA; Susan M O'BRIEN; Constantine S TAM; Lugui QIU; Keshu ZHOU; Martin SIMKOVIC; Jiří MAYER; Amanda GILLESPIE-TWARDY; Alessandra FERRAJOLI; Peter S GANLY; Robert WEINKOVE; Sebastian GROSICKI; Andrzej MITAL; Tadeusz ROBAK; Anders OSTERBORG; Habte A YIMER; Tommi SALMI; Megan-Der-Yu WANG; Lina FU; Jessica LI; Kenneth WU; Aileen COHEN and Mazyar SHADMAN

Edition

Future Oncology, London, Future Medicine Ltd. 2024, 1479-6694

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal (not reviewed)

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.000 in 2023

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

001125061500001

Keywords in English

Hematologic/Leukemia; ibrutinib; plain language summary; treatment resistance; zanubrutinib

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International impact
Changed: 15/8/2024 13:23, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

What is this summary about?This is a plain language summary of a research study called ALPINE. The study involved people who had been diagnosed with, and previously treated at least once for, relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Lymphocytes help to find and fight off viruses and infections in the body, but when someone has CLL or SLL, the body creates abnormal lymphocytes, leaving the patient with a weakened immune system and susceptible to illness. In CLL, these lymphocytes are in the bone marrow and bloodstream, whereas for SLL, they are mostly found in the lymph nodes, such as those in the neck.How was the research done?The ALPINE study was designed to directly compare the cancer-fighting effects and side effects of zanubrutinib and ibrutinib as treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory CLL/SLL.What were the results?After 30 months, zanubrutinib was more effective than ibrutinib at reducing and keeping the cancer from coming back.