Drug combination found to keep chronic lymphocytic leukemia in young patients in remission for several years

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Drug combination found to keep chronic lymphocytic leukemia in young patients in remission for several years

Young patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can enjoy long remissions on the drug ibrutinib, but must stay on it indefinitely to keep the cancer in remission. A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers suggests that a 2.5-year regimen involving ibrutinib and chemoimmunotherapy can provide deep, and lasting remissions of the disease.

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