Table 2.
Answers refer to the time and frequency of IgG levels monitor, and management for the hypogammaglobulinemia patients.
| Question | Answers | N (%) |
| When would you typically check IgG levels in a patient with CLL? | At diagnosis | 18 (37.50) |
| At treatment initiation | 3 (6.25) | |
| Regularly (e.g., every 3 months or annually) | 22 (45.83) | |
| If an infectious complication arises | 1 (2.08) | |
| Never or rarely | 1 (2.08) | |
| I do not manage patients with CLL | 1 (2.08) | |
| Other (please specify) | 2 (4.17) | |
| Do you routinely check uninvolved immunoglobulin subtypes in your patients with myeloma to look for hypogammaglobulinemia? | Routinely, on a regular basis (e.g., every 3 months or annually) | 33 (68.75) |
| Routinely, at diagnosis only | 3 (6.25) | |
| Only in the event of an infectious complication | 2 (4.17) | |
| Never or rarely | 6 (12.50) | |
| I do not manage patients with myeloma | 1 (2.08) | |
| Other (please specify) | 1 (2.08) | |
| What treatments do you use to prevent infections in secondary hypogammaglobulinemia? (check all that apply) | Intravenous immunoglobulin replacement | 34 (70.83) |
| Subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement | 1 (2.08) | |
| Pneumococcal vaccination | 1 (2.08) | |
| Prophylactic antibiotics | 5 (10.42) | |
| None | 10 (20.83) | |
| Other (please specify) | 0 (0) |
CLL = chronic lymphocytic leukemia.