Ofatumumab Induction and Maintenance in Elderly Patients With Poor Risk CLL in the Context of Allogeneic Transplantation

"Study treatment comprises eight weeks of induction therapy with ofatumumab in combination with high-dose dexamethasone. The first dose of ofatumumab is 300 mg followed by seven infusions of 2000 mg ofatumumab. Dexamethasone will be given orally at doses of 40 mg on days 1-4 in weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Patients who achieved a CR, PR shall proceed to maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy consists of 6 monthly infusions of 1000 mg ofatumumab.~An HLA-matched sibling donor or HLA-matched unrelated donor can be identified for approximately 70% of patients. Donor search will be completed within six weeks for 95% of the patients. Patients with a donor will proceed to allogeneic HCT as soon as possible prior to, or during maintenance therapy."