December 5, 2017

Friends,

As we’re getting ready to head to ASH this week, we wanted to post in response to a query that was posted originally on the CLLSLL io group forum. Dr. Richard Furman is their medical advisor and his response really puts the comparison of a therapy that has existed for decades with a therapy that is less than a decade old. You can read my commentary and the text from Dr. Furman’s post here.

We’ll be going night and day at ASH and plan to post while we are there. Stay tuned. In the meantime, our other initiatives are ongoing:

• 2017 CLL Patient Survey
• CLL Society Expert Access™
• Post-ASH CLL Patient Education Forums

CLL Support Groups Coming Up!

Wednesday, December 6^th at 4:00 PM in San Diego, CA – The UCSD CLL Education and Support Group will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 7^th at 7:00 PM in New City, NY – The CLL Information & Support Group of Rockland County NY, sponsored by LLS, will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, December 9^th at 2:00 PM in Orlando, FL – The Orlando CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, December 9^th at 2:00 PM in Media, PA – Philadelphia CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Sunday, December 10^th at 3:00 PM in Atlanta, GA – The Atlanta Metro CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Sunday, December 10^th at 3:00 PM in New York City – The New York City CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting for the First Time. More information here.

Tuesday, December 12^th at 7:00 PM in Orange, CA – The Orange County CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 14^th at 7:00 PM in Plainview, Y – The Long Island CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, December 14^th at 7:00 PM in Denver, CO – The Denver CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

CLL Patient Education Meetings

CLL Society Sponsored Meetings

SAVE THE DATE: The CLL Society will be hosting a series of CLL Patient Educational Forums. Mark your calendars! There is no charge to attend, but registration is required!

December 16^th – Swedish Cancer Center in Seattle, WA with Dr. John Pagel, Dr Krish Patel and Dr. Mazyar Shadman. More information here. Register here

December 16^th – National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD with Dr. Adrian Wiestner and Dr. Inhye Ahn. More information here. Register here.

January 6^th – Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA with Dr. Matthew Davids. More information here. Register here.

January 6^th – Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL with Dr. Javier Pinella. SAVE THE DATE!

January 13^th – City of Hope in Duarte, CA with Drs. Steven Rosen and Tanya Siddiqi. More information here. Register here.

January 20^th – Sarah Cannon Cancer Center and Tennessee Oncology in Nashville, TN with Dr. Ian Flinn. SAVE THE DATE!

January 27^th – Duke Cancer Institute in Raleigh, NC with Dr. Danielle Brander. More information here. Register here.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sponsored Meetings

Tuesday, December 5th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM in Phoenix, AZ – LLS invites you to attend Living Well with CLL: Diagnosis, Treatments and Support being held at the Camby Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Jose Leis from the Mayo Clinic will be presenting. This event is free but registration is required. Dinner will be provided to registered attendees. Find out more information and register here.

Lymphoma Research Foundation Sponsored Meetings

LRF will be hosting Ask the Doctor: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options meetings in Omaha, NE on December 5th at 6 PM. The meetings are free, but registration is required. Dinner will be provided to all registered attendees.

Cancer Care Sponsored Educational Webcast

Cancer Care invites you to attend a webcast/phone conference Update on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) on Thursday, December 14th from 1:30 – 2:30 PM ET featuring John Pagel, MD, PhD from Swedish Cancer Institute, Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD from Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brian Koffman, MD from the CLL Society, and Caroline Edlund, MSW from Cancer Care. Find out more information and register here.

In the meantime….

Stay strong.

We are all in this together.

Brian Koffman, MD