B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
MONDO:0004948B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is a type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and the most common form of leukemia in Western countries, affecting elderly adults (mean age of 67 and 72 years) with a slight male predominance (1.7:1), and characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation that can include asymptomatic disease or non-specific B-symptoms such as unintentional weight loss, severe fatigue, fever (without evidence of infection), and night sweats as well as cervical lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and frequent infections. Some patients can also develop autoimmune complications such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia. The clinical course is extremely heterogeneous with survival ranging from a few months to several decades.
Also known as: B cell CLL, B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, B cell lymphocytic leukaemia, B cell lymphocytic leukemia, B-CLL, B-cell CLL, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
2519 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 509 tagged with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia itself.
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Sub-types of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma 108 trials · 109 incl. sub-types
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Hairy cell leukemia 40 trials
4 sub-types
- Hairy cell leukemia variant 9 trials
- Refractory hairy cell leukemia 9 trials
- Intrapelvic lymph node leukemic reticuloendotheliosis 0 trials
- Splenic manifestation of hairy cell leukemia 0 trials
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Double-Drug attack on Hard-to-Treat lymphomas
Disease control Stopped earlyResearchers are testing whether combining two chemotherapy drugs, pralatrexate and romidepsin, is safe and effective for people with lymphoid cancers that have returned or stopped responding to treatment. The trial first finds the highest dose people can tolerate, then gives that…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Jennifer Amengual • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: experimental drug enters human testing
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage study is testing an experimental drug called BGB-21447 in about 112 people with certain blood cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that have returned or not improved after prior treatments. The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects, while als…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: BeOne Medicines • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cell therapy shows promise for tough-to-treat lymphoma
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tests an experimental treatment called GLPG5101 for people with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back or not responded to standard therapy. The treatment is a cell therapy made at the hospital. The study has two phases: first, finding the best dose with the fe…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: early trial of ONO-7018 begins
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage study tested a new drug called ONO-7018 in 9 adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia that had returned or stopped responding to other treatments. The main goal was to find a safe dose and check for side effects. The study was stopped earl…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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Cord blood transplant trial for blood cancers halted early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study looked at using umbilical cord blood transplants after strong chemotherapy and radiation to treat various blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. It involved 200 participants and aimed to see how many were alive one year after transplant. The trial was stopped early,…
Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Blood cancer transplant study tests safer GVHD prevention
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase 2 trial tested two different drug combinations to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in 150 people with blood cancers receiving a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor. Both combinations used cyclosporine and sirolimus, plus either mycophenolate mofetil or…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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New pill for tough blood cancers tested in early trial
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage study tested an oral drug called AUR104 in 9 adults with certain blood cancers (lymphomas and leukemia) that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to check the drug's safety and how the body processes it. The trial was terminated ear…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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Experimental lymphoma drug CPO107 tested in small early trial
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early study tested a new drug called CPO107 in 7 people with advanced CD20-positive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma who had no other good treatment options. The goal was to find a safe dose and see how the body handles the drug. The trial was stopped early, so we have limited informati…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Conjupro Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Experimental drug voruciclib tested in desperate blood cancer patients
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase trial tested an experimental drug called voruciclib, either alone or combined with another drug (venetoclax), in adults with several types of blood cancers (like lymphoma, leukemia) that had come back or stopped responding to prior treatments. The main goal was t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: MEI Pharma, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Promising CLL combo trial halted early — only 5 patients enrolled
Disease control Stopped earlyThis small Phase 2 trial tested two drugs — ibrutinib and pembrolizumab — in people with untreated high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The goal was to see if the combination could improve the body's immune function and shrink or control the cancer. However, the study wa…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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New pill for tough lymphomas shows early promise, but trial stopped short
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage trial tested an oral drug called HMPL-523 in 69 people with lymphoma that had returned or stopped responding to other treatments. The main goals were to check safety and find the right dose. The study was terminated early, so we have limited information on how we…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Hutchmed • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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Promising combo for tough blood cancers hits early snag
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested a combination of two targeted drugs, tafasitamab and parsaclisib, in 54 adults with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The goal was to see if the combination was safe and could shrink tumors. However, the trial was termi…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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New hope for CLL patients: umbralisib shows promise in early trial
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested the safety and effectiveness of the drug umbralisib in 12 people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who had not received prior treatment. The goal was to see how many patients had their cancer shrink or disappear. The study was stopped early, but results st…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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Promising combo for tough CLL cases hits early snag
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase II trial tested a combination of two drugs—daratumumab and ibrutinib—in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The goal was to see if the combo could shrink or eliminate cancer better than ibrutinib alone. …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat leukemia
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested a two-drug combination (ibrutinib and venetoclax) in 30 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that had returned or stopped responding to prior treatments. The goal was to see if starting with ibrutinib alone, then adding venetoclax, could safely clear t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Swiss Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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Promising combo trial halted early – too few patients to draw conclusions
Disease control Stopped earlyThis small early-phase trial tested whether adding pirtobrutinib to venetoclax could wipe out leftover cancer cells in people with CLL/SLL who still had detectable disease after venetoclax alone. Only 3 people enrolled before the study was terminated, so we cannot draw any reliab…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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New drug combo aims to prevent transplant complications in blood cancer patients
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-phase trial tested whether adding the drug itacitinib to standard immune-suppressing medications could help prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people receiving stem cell transplants for blood cancers. The study enrolled 84 participants with leukemia, lymphoma,…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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Experimental blood cancer drug trial halted early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage study tested a new drug called JBH492 in 25 people with two types of blood cancer (chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) that had returned or stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goal was to check the drug's safety and find the r…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Cancer drug aims to mop up remaining leukemia cells after chemo
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested the drug ofatumumab (Arzerra) in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who still had signs of disease after chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the drug could clear remaining cancer cells and keep the disease under c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Blood pressure drug tested to prevent transplant complication
Prevention Stopped earlyThis pilot study tested the blood pressure drug telmisartan (Micardis) to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people receiving a stem cell transplant for blood cancers. The trial aimed to enroll 60 participants but was terminated early with 32. Researchers tracked s…
Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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Ibrutinib heart risks under the microscope: can we predict them?
Knowledge-focused Stopped earlyThis study aimed to understand why some people taking the cancer drug ibrutinib develop heart issues like atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) and high blood pressure. Researchers planned to follow 8 patients with blood cancers, using heart tests and blood markers to try to …
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC