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Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in Combination With Bispecific Antibodies for Richter's Syndrome: A Report of Two Cases and Mini Review

Combining two targeted therapies works in aggressive leukemia cases previously resistant to single agents, suggesting a new treatment path.

This case report describes two patients with Richter's syndrome treated with BTK inhibitor and bispecific antibody combination, an emerging approach for this aggressive CLL transformation. A mini review of available evidence accompanies the cases.

What the study was

Study design
Case report + mini review
Population
Richter's syndrome patients
Sample size
2
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Cureus

Why it surfaced

Case series capped at 4 per rubric. Richter's syndrome is high unmet need but n=2 severely limits evidence.

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