Treatment patterns and burden of infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and secondary immunodeficiency: a retrospective database study
Csaba Siffel,
Joshua Richter,
Colin Anderson-Smits
et al.
Abstract:Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and secondary immunodeficiency disease (SID) are susceptible to severe, recurrent, or persistent infections. This retrospective cohort study assessed the burden of infection in patients with CLL/SLL with and without SID, and in immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT)-treated and -untreated patients with CLL/SLL and SID. Anonymized data from the US Optum-Humedica database (Oct-1-2015–Mar-10-2020) were used. Eligible patients aged … Show more
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