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Replacement of Ibrutinib with other medicines in case of no effect in patients with CLL?

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Hi,

My brother has been taking Ibrutinib for more than 1 year but his lymph nodes in his stomach have gotten bigger now while he was taking Ibrutinib. It seems that CLL has returned despite Ibrutinib. I wonder if anyone else has the same experience and received other medicine.

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Hi Green202,

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Most of the USA CLL expert doctors would likely try Venetoclax / Venclexta next - often combined with or proceeded by 3 infusions of Obinutuzumab /Gazyva

venclexta.com/previously-un...

onclive.com/view/frontline-...

cancer.gov/news-events/canc...

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Len

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Did they try to combine it with Obinutuzumab or Rituximab?

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