Prevention and management of infectious complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with BTK and BCL-2 inhibitors, focus on current guidelines

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CLL is associated with an increased risk of infectious complications. Treatment with BTK or BCL-2 inhibitors does not seem to increase significantly the risk of opportunistic infections, but the role of combination therapies including BTK and/or BCL-2 inhibitors remains to be established. Various infectious complications can be successfully prevented with appropriate risk management strategies. In this paper we reviewed the international guidelines on prevention and management of infectious complications in patients with CLL treated with BTK or BCL-2 inhibitors. Universal pharmacological anti-herpes, antibacterial or antifungal prophylaxis is not warranted. Reactivation of HBV should be prevented in HBsAg-positive subjects. For HBsAg-negative/HBcAb-positive patients recommendations differ, but in case of combination treatment should follow those for other, particularly anti-CD20, agent. Immunization should be provided preferably before the onset of treatment. Immunoglobulin therapy has favourable impact on morbidity but not mortality in patients with hypogammaglobulinemia and severe or recurrent infections. Lack of high-quality data and heterogeneity of patients or protocols included in the studies might explain differences among the main guidelines. Better data collection is warranted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

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Blood reviews - 65(2024) vom: 22. Apr., Seite 101180

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mikulska, Malgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Oltolini, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Zappulo, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Bartoletti, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Frustaci, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Visentin, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Candida [VerfasserIn]
Mauro, Francesca R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Fever
Fungal
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Infection
Journal Article
Neutropenia
Pneumonia
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
Review
Vaccination
Zoster

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Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.blre.2024.101180

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NLM368211835