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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Thromb Haemost. 2017 Mar 27;15(5):835–847. doi: 10.1111/jth.13651

Table 1.

Incidence of bleeding events with ibrutinib.*

Trial Phase Comparison Median
follow
up
Any
bleeding
(%)
Grade 1–2
hemorrhage
(%)
Major
hemorrhage
Grade III-IV
(%)
Fatal
hemorrhage
(%)
Major hemorrhage on
concomitant AC,
antiplatelet, or Vitamin E
(%)
Median time
to major
hemorrhage
Thrombocytopenia
Grade 1–2 (%)
Thrombocytopenia
Grade 3–4 (%)
Held for
procedures
/surgery
Excluded
warfarin?
ASA
during
study
(%)
Clopidogrel
during
study (%)
AC
during
study
(%)
Chanan-
Kahn,
Lancet
2016
Phase
III
Ibrutinib R-
Benda
(n=287) Vs.
R-Benda
(N=287), CLL
17 mo 31% vs
15%
28% vs 9% 4% vs. 2% 0.6% vs 0 54% (6/11) vs 60% (3/5) 4.2 mo vs 2.3
mo
16% vs 9% 15 vs 15 Not
reported
YES
Burger,
NEJM
2015
Phase
III
Ibrutinb
(N=136 )Vs.
Chlorambacil
(N=133), CLL
18.4 mo Not
Reported
Not Reported 4% vs. 2% 0 vs 0 50% (3/6) vs not reported Not Reported Not Reported 2% vs 6% YES (14
days)
YES
Byrd,
NEJM
2014
Phase
III
Ibrutinib
(N=195) Vs.
Ofatumumab
(N= 196), CLL
9.4 mo 44% vs
12%
27% vs 10% 1% vs 2% 0 vs 0 Not Reported Not Reported 11% vs 8% 6% vs 4% YES YES
Dreyling,
Lancet
2016
Phase
III
Ibrutinib
(N=139) Vs.
temsirolimus
(N= 141),
MCL
20 mo Not
Reported
Not Reported 10%vs 6% 0 vs 0 Not Reported Not Reported 9% vs 14% 9% vs 42% Not
reported
YES
Byrd,
Blood
2015
Phase
II
Ibrutinib
(N=132) CLL
36 mo 61% 53% 8% 0.7%(1) Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 8% Later in
protocol. 3
days for
minor, 7
days for
major
Later in
protocol
33% 2% 22%
Wang,
Blood
2015
Phase
II
Ibrutinib (N=
111 ) MCL
26.7 mo 50% 44% 6% 0 85% (6/7) (includes NSAID)
Bleeding events were
higher in those on AC/anti
plt: (69% any grade, 8%
grade 3–4) vs those not
receiving these treatments
(28% any grade, 4% grade
3–4).
Not Reported
(41% were in
the first 6mo)
9% 13% Not reported Later in
protocol
26% 6% 24%
(14%
LMWH,
10%
Warfari
n)
*

Phase III and selected phase II trials with over 100 patients, reporting bleeding events.