Patients who received ibrutinib-based therapy (versus idelalisib-based therapy) as their first KI experienced a significantly better PFS in all settings; front-line (HR 2.8, CI 1.3–6.3, P = 0.01), relapsed-refractory (HR 2.8, CI 1.9–4.1, P < 0.001), del17p (HR 2.0, CI 1.2–3.4, P = 0.008), or complex karyotype (HR 2.5, CI 1.2–5.2, P = 0.02).