Faculty Perspectives May 2013 Vol 4 No 3 TON

This is the third article in a 4-part series on bendamustine. While the previous article discussed the efficacy of bendamustine for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the registration studies cited in the US product labeling, this article discusses its safety

Bendamustine is an active chemotherapy agent approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and for specific populations of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Bendamustine is approved for single-agent use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) based on the result from a phase 3 trial comparing bendamustine and chlorambucil.

The previous articles have outlined the clinical outcomes of clinical trials evaluating bendamustine in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodg­kin lymphoma (NHL). The third in the series of articles discusses the short-term toxicities of bendamustine from these clinical trials.