With more than 4 years of follow-up, venetoclax–obinutuzumab and venetoclax–obinutuzumab–ibrutinib significantly extended progression-free survival compared with both chemoimmunotherapy and venetoclax–rituximab in previously untreated, fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, thereby supporting their use and further evaluation in this patient group, while still considering the higher toxicities observed with the triple combination.