Table 1 Patient disposition

From: Updated results from the phase 3 HELIOS study of ibrutinib, bendamustine, and rituximab in relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

Patient status, n (%)

Ibrutinib+BR (n = 289)

Placebo+BR (n = 289)

Total (N = 578)

Median months on study (95% CI)

35.1 (33.7–35.9)

34.5 (33.8–35.5)

34.8 (34.1–35.5)

Study treatment phase disposition, n (%)

 Did not receive study drug

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

4 (0.7)

 Ongoing

171 (59.2)

0

171 (29.6)

 Discontinued study treatment

116 (40.1)

287 (99.3)

403 (69.7)

  Primary reason for discontinuationa

   Adverse event

47 (16.3)

34 (11.8)

81 (14.0)

   Death

14 (4.8)

9 (3.1)

23 (4.0)

   Lost to follow-up

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

   Progressive disease or relapse

27 (9.3)

148 (51.2)

175 (30.3)

   Investigator or sponsor decision

9 (3.1)

83 (28.7)

92 (15.9)

   Withdrawal of consent

20 (6.9)

14 (4.8)

34 (5.9)

Follow-up phase disposition, n (%)

 In follow-up phase

46 (15.9)

194 (67.1)

240 (41.5)

 Post-treatment, prior to follow-up visitb,c

4 (1.4)

1 (0.3)

5 (0.9)

 Pre-progressive disease follow-up

14 (4.8)

47 (16.3)

61 (10.6)

 Post-progressive disease follow-up

28 (9.7)

146 (50.5)

174 (30.1)

 Crossover to ibrutinibc

 

160 (55.4)

 

  Death during crossover period

 

23 (8.0)

 

 Discontinued study

72 (24.9)

95 (32.9)

167 (28.9)

  Primary reason for discontinuation

   

   Withdrawal of consent

16 (5.5)

21 (7.3)

37 (6.4)

   Lost to follow-up

5 (1.7)

2 (0.7)

7 (1.2)

   Death

51 (17.6)

72 (24.9)

123 (21.3)

  1. BR bendamustine and rituximab, CI confidence interval
  2. aIncludes patients who did not receive study medication
  3. bA patient is counted here if the patient discontinued treatment but did not discontinue the study and did not yet have a first follow-up visit at the time of clinical cutoff
  4. cCrossover patients may also be counted under the “post-treatment, prior to follow-up visit” category