CLL14

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Discussion covers CLL14’s fixed-duration venetoclax-obinutuzumab regimen, comparator and long-term follow-up, including subgroup patterns involving IGHV, TP53, disease bulk and MRD, alongside quality-of-life measures. Speakers discuss treatment selection between time-limited therapy and continuous BTK inhibition, including the optimal approach for unmutated IGHV or high-risk disease. Questions include whether MRD should guide treatment duration and whether therapy should continue when MRD remains detectable. Commentary also raises control-arm crossover and access, and venetoclax ramp-up monitoring in renal impairment or bulky disease.

Official title

A Prospective, Open-Label, Multicenter Randomized Phase III Trial to Compare The Efficacy and Safety of A Combined Regimen of Obinutuzumab and Venetoclax Versus Obinutuzumab and Chlorambucil in Previously Untreated Patients With CLL and Coexisting Medical Conditions

Phase

Phase 3

Status

Completed

Conditions

Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic

Interventions

Chlorambucil; Venetoclax; Obinutuzumab

Arms

• Safety Run-in Obinutuzumab + Venetoclax · Experimental
• Obinutuzumab + Chlorambucil · Experimental
• Obinutuzumab + Venetoclax · Experimental

Enrollment

445

Primary outcomes

• Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Investigator Assessment According to IWCLL Criteria

Sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche with AbbVie, German CLL Study Group

Start

Dec 31, 2014

Primary completion

Aug 17, 2018

Results posted

Yes

Registry record

NCT02242942 · updated Nov 6, 2025

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