Is early CLL treatment worth the cost? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05371808
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at the costs and quality of life for people with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who either start treatment right away or wait. Researchers will track medical visits, tests, and hospital stays over 10 years. The goal is to see which approach gives the best value for the healthcare system.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors and health systems decide the most cost-effective timing for treating high-risk CLL, potentially saving money while maintaining patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an economic analysis, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. Results depend on assumptions and may not apply outside Canada.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 247 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All Canadian patients who are eligible for the core protocol CLC3/S1925 will be mandated to participate in the companion study CLC.3E. This study is designed to include women and minorities as appropriate, but is not designed to measure differences in intervention effects.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient must be eligible for the core CLC3/S1925 protocol. * Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior to enrollment in the trial to document their willingness to participate. * Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life and/or health utility questionnaires in either English or French. The baseline assessment must be completed within required timelines, prior to enrollment. Inability (lack of comprehension in English or French, or other equivalent reason such as cognitive issues or lack of competency) to complete the questionnaires will not make the patient ineligible for the study. However, ability but unwillingness to complete the questionnaires will make the patient ineligible. * Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Investigators must assure themselves the patients enrolled on this trial will be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, and follow-up.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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BCCA - Vancouver
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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CancerCare Manitoba
RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
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Lakeridge Health Oshawa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOshawa, Ontario, L1G 2B9, Canada
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Regional Health Authority B, Zone 2
RECRUITINGSaint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada
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The Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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