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ArticleAnnals of hematology2025

Safe administration of venetoclax-obinutuzumab in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient with Brugada syndrome.

Valeria Cardinali, Stefano Coiro, Maria Paola Martelli, Paolo Sportoletti

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Valeria CardinaliHematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Center for Hemato-Oncological Research (CREO), University of Perugia, P.le Menghini 8/9, Perugia, 06123, Italy.
Stefano CoiroCardiology Department, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Maria Paola MartelliHematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Center for Hemato-Oncological Research (CREO), University of Perugia, P.le Menghini 8/9, Perugia, 06123, Italy.
Paolo SportolettiHematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Center for Hemato-Oncological Research (CREO), University of Perugia, P.le Menghini 8/9, Perugia, 06123, Italy. paolo.sportoletti@unipg.it.

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Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS 30768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brugada syndrome (BS) is a genetic condition that predisposes individuals to life-threatening arrhythmias, posing a challenge in the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). While BTK inhibitors have been associated with ventricular arrhythmias, data on the cardiac safety of venetoclax and obinutuzumab in BS patients remain limited. We describe the case of a 60-year-old CLL patient with a baseline type 2 Brugada ECG pattern who was treated with venetoclax plus obinutuzumab due to concerns over BTK inhibitor-associated cardiac risks. During the first obinutuzumab infusion, the patient experienced an infusion-related reaction with hypotension, hypokalemia, and transient conversion to a type 1 Brugada ECG pattern. Supportive measures, including electrolyte correction, led to ECG normalization. Venetoclax was well tolerated, and the patient achieved a complete response with undetectable measurable residual disease. This case underscores the importance of cardiac monitoring in CLL patients with BS and suggests that venetoclax plus obinutuzumab may represent a safe and effective therapeutic alternative when BTK inhibitors are contraindicated.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicBrugada SyndromeLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellSulfonamidesElectrocardiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicobinutuzumabSulfonamidesvenetoclaxBrugada syndromeCLLTargeted therapyVenetoclax

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PMCPMC12334519

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