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CURE’s Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) page features the latest cancer news and updates on CLL Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

CLL Treatment and Quality of Life: Patient Empowerment and Shared Decision-making

September 13th 2024, 2:52pm

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The discussion will cover experiences with CLL treatment, focusing on key factors in treatment decisions, how care teams educate patients about options, strategies for discussing adverse events, and communicating adverse effects to the care team.

LL Treatment Roadmap: Navigating First-Line Options With Your Doctor

September 6th 2024, 2:50pm

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The discussion will cover the current CLL treatment landscape, including first-line and later-line options; the medical experts will review first-line treatments, approach to treatment selection, factors influencing recommendations, and strategies for shared decision-making with patients.

Watchful Waiting in CLL: When Waiting Is Treating

September 6th 2024, 2:13pm

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Medical experts explain CLL’s slow progression and its impact on treatment timing, and they also discuss the watch-and-wait approach, patient concerns, and how to address anxiety about delaying treatment.

Connections: CLL Diagnosis: A Patient’s Perspective and Physician Insights

August 30th 2024, 2:13pm

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Jim Plotkin shares his personal experience with CLL, including his initial symptoms, the diagnostic process, challenges faced, and advice for patients with newly diagnosed CLL. Medical experts discuss their approach to explaining CLL to new patients and inquire about essential patient education resources.

Connections: Understanding CLL: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and What Patients Need to Know

August 30th 2024, 1:59pm

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Medical experts provide an overview of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), including its typical symptoms and diagnostic process. They also will inquire about key prognostic factors and their impact on patient care.

FDA Fast Tracks BGB-16673 for CLL, SLL

August 26th 2024, 3:00pm

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The FDA granted a fast track designation to BGB-16673, a novel drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

‘No Such Thing as a Good Cancer’: Explaining the Big CLL Misconception

August 23rd 2024, 7:00pm

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One expert explained why chronic lymphocytic leukemia is erroneously considered a ‘good cancer.’

Resources Available to Patients With CLL

August 23rd 2024, 7:00pm

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From social work to cardio-oncology, there is a wide array of resources potentially available to patients, as one expert explained.

What Patients with CLL Need to Know About Clinical Trials

August 23rd 2024, 7:00pm

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One expert explains why most of the time clinical trial enrollment is ‘the correct answer’ for patients.

With CLL ‘Cancer Gets Smart, And We Have to Evolve with the Cancer’

August 23rd 2024, 7:00pm

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There have been major treatment advancements for CLL in the last decade, with future generations of drugs on the horizon.