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SteadyHematology · updated 18 Oct 2026

Targeted therapy in CLL

BTK and BCL2 inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Key point

In CLL/SLL, treatment selection is tailored based on age, genetic risk and comorbidities, prioritizing zanubrutinib, acalabrutinib and venetoclax-based regimens.

From: Real‑life diagnostic and therapeutic approach to CLL/SLL in tuscany: the 2025 consensus (Clin Exp Med, 2026 Mar 7) ↗
39PubDaily Trend Score
+11%new papers vs last year
39new trials registered
3new guidelines this year

Papers per year

Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 30, 32, 33, 38, 39.

New guidelines and consensus this year

  1. Australasian chronic lymphocytic leukaemia consensus statement: 2026 update
    Intern Med J2026 Aug
  2. Real‑life diagnostic and therapeutic approach to CLL/SLL in tuscany: the 2025 consensus
    Clin Exp Med2026 Mar 7
  3. Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Saudi Arabia: consensus statement by an expert panel
    Front Med (Lausanne)2025

All papers from the last 12 months

437 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…

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  1. Optic nerve infiltration in chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with acalabrutinib monotherapy: A case report
    Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep2026 DecPMID 42740827
  2. Quality by design-based development of ibrutinib polymer-lipid hybrid nanoparticles for enhanced lymphatic absorption and anticancer efficacy
    Int J Pharm X2026 DecPMID 42436867
  3. Prolonged progression-free survival with zanubrutinib in relapsed/refractory CLL: an indirect treatment comparison versus other BTK inhibitors using multilevel network meta-regression
    J Med Econ2026 DecPMID 41553230
  4. A real-world study evaluating drug tolerability and health care resource use with acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
    J Med Econ2026 DecPMID 41454883
  5. Fixed-treatment duration venetoclax following covalent BTKi progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Blood Neoplasia2026 NovPMID 42733538
  6. Real-World Outcomes of Venetoclax-Based Therapy in Treatment-Naïve and Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL: Interim Results From the Prospective REVEAL Study
    Am J Hematol2026 NovPMID 42573556
  7. Polypharmacy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Era of Targeted Agents: A Medication Stewardship Perspective
    Eur J Haematol2026 NovPMID 42437563Review
  8. Clinical characteristics and outcome of a cohort of CLL patients with BTK T474 gatekeeper mutation
    Blood Adv2026 Oct 16PMID 42887491
  9. Efficacy of continuous ibrutinib monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia with high-burden and low-burden TP53 mutations: Multicenter retrospective analysis of the Polish Adult Leukemia Group (PALG)
    Adv Clin Exp Med2026 Oct 15PMID 42878334
  10. Long-term outcomes with continuous venetoclax for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Blood Adv2026 Oct 13PMID 42498281

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How these numbers are counted

PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:

("chronic lymphocytic leukemia"[tiab] OR "chronic lymphocytic leukaemia"[tiab] OR CLL[tiab]) AND (BTK[tiab] OR ibrutinib[tiab] OR acalabrutinib[tiab] OR zanubrutinib[tiab] OR pirtobrutinib[tiab] OR venetoclax[tiab])

Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.