TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in The Netherlands
AU - Kersting, Sabina
AU - Neppelenbroek, Suzanne I. M.
AU - Visser, Hein P. J.
AU - van Gelder, Michel
AU - Levin, Mark-David
AU - Mous, Rogier
AU - Posthuma, Ward
AU - van der Straaten, Hanneke M.
AU - Kater, Arnon P.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Considerable progress has been made in treatment of patients with CLL, and new potent drugs have become available. Therefore the Dutch CLL guidelines were revised. Efficacy, quality of life and socio-economic impact were taken into account. This has led to guidelines with chemo-immunotherapy still as the cornerstone of CLL treatment and with novel targeted drugs for specific risk-groups. Introduction In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and new potent drugs have become available. Therefore, the CLL working party revised the Dutch guidelines. Not only efficacy but also quality of life and socio-economic impact were taken into account in the formulation of treatment recommendations. Materials and Methods The working party discussed a set of questions regarding diagnostic tests and treatment and wrote the draft guideline. This was evidence-based whenever possible, but in cases of low evidence, an expert-based recommendation was formulated with input of the entire working party. The draft guideline was sent to all hematologists in the Netherlands for comment and was subsequently approved. Results Recommendations were formulated on diagnostic tests and work-up before treatment. Also, recommendations were made for treatment with fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab, bendamustine-rituximab, chlorambucil with anti-CD20 antibody, ibrutinib, idelalisib-rituximab, venetoclax, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Conclusion In the revised Dutch CLL guidelines, chemo-immunotherapy is still the cornerstone of CLL treatment with novel targeted drugs for specific risk groups.
AB - Considerable progress has been made in treatment of patients with CLL, and new potent drugs have become available. Therefore the Dutch CLL guidelines were revised. Efficacy, quality of life and socio-economic impact were taken into account. This has led to guidelines with chemo-immunotherapy still as the cornerstone of CLL treatment and with novel targeted drugs for specific risk-groups. Introduction In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and new potent drugs have become available. Therefore, the CLL working party revised the Dutch guidelines. Not only efficacy but also quality of life and socio-economic impact were taken into account in the formulation of treatment recommendations. Materials and Methods The working party discussed a set of questions regarding diagnostic tests and treatment and wrote the draft guideline. This was evidence-based whenever possible, but in cases of low evidence, an expert-based recommendation was formulated with input of the entire working party. The draft guideline was sent to all hematologists in the Netherlands for comment and was subsequently approved. Results Recommendations were formulated on diagnostic tests and work-up before treatment. Also, recommendations were made for treatment with fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab, bendamustine-rituximab, chlorambucil with anti-CD20 antibody, ibrutinib, idelalisib-rituximab, venetoclax, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Conclusion In the revised Dutch CLL guidelines, chemo-immunotherapy is still the cornerstone of CLL treatment with novel targeted drugs for specific risk groups.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29097160
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clml.2017.09.015
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clml.2017.09.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 29097160
SN - 2152-2650
VL - 18
SP - 52
EP - 57
JO - Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia
JF - Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia
IS - 1
ER -