Triplet regimens for frontline treatment of CLL-Great company or just a crowd? (PubMed, Hemasphere)
Standard frontline treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is with fixed-duration venetoclax-based doublets or indefinite covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKI)...We recommend considering triplets in treatment naïve CLL patients with IGHV-U, TP53 wild type, anticipated low incidence/good tolerance of Gr ≥ 3 infection (<70 years old, no major comorbidity and fully immunized) who are well informed and prioritize maximal time off therapy at the expense of increased short-term logistical complexity. Future triplet research should focus on randomized trials in specific genomic subgroups, incorporating novel agents (e.g., non-covalent BTKI, BTK degrader, and next-generation BCL2 inhibitors) and new ways of adapting treatment duration to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity.