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To assess the effectiveness of immunoglobulin-replacement therapy on severe infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hypogammaglobulinemia.

December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Effect of immunoglobulin-replacement therapy on the incidence of severe infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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JZJuan ZhouDalhousie University ECElisabeth Calderón‐GómezGrifols (Spain)AAAntoine AzarUniversity of Iowa

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Retrospective cohort study shows immunoglobulin-replacement therapy lowers severe infections in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with hypogammaglobulinemia.

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To assess the effectiveness of immunoglobulin-replacement therapy on severe infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hypogammaglobulinemia.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study using US insurance claims data.
Included patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hypogammaglobulinemia who received immunoglobulin-replacement therapy.
Assessed the incidence of severe infections before and after therapy initiation using logistic regression models.
64 patients were included with a mean age of 69.1 years, majority were male.
Statistically significant reduction in severe infections post-immunoglobulin-replacement therapy initiation (adjusted OR: 0.17).
An 83% reduction in the odds of developing severe infections was observed after therapy.

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Zhou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624d74fa91c937236d096 https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-2729

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Retrospective cohort study shows immunoglobulin-replacement therapy lowers severe infections in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with hypogammaglobulinemia.

Effect of immunoglobulin-replacement therapy on the incidence of severe infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Effect of immunoglobulin-replacement therapy on the incidence of severe infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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