June 5, 2018

Friends,

The 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting was held in Chicago this past weekend and ends this afternoon. We had a poster presentation yesterday based on some of the data from our 2017 CLL Patient survey and the reviews were very positive. You can view the abstract here. We’ll post the poster in the next issue of The CLL Tribune. Thanks again to all of you who participated in the survey. There is a lot of interest in what you had to say. We’ll be developing and submitting more abstracts for consideration at the 2018 ASH meeting, which will be held in San Diego in December.

This week I’m posting an interview from ASH 2017 with Dr. Rick Furman where we discussed a novel target to control CLL, MCL-1. You can read my summary and view the interview here.

NOW OPEN! CLL Society Expert Access™ program, a no-cost, second opinion with a CLL Expert that can be accessed from the comfort of your home. Anyone diagnosed with CLL in the United States who has not had access to an expert second opinion is eligible to apply. Find out more and apply for the program here.

Fundraiser for the CLL Society – Stan Kurtz is swimming from Catalina Island to San Pedro (22 miles or more) in early August to raise money for the CLL Society. Learn more about his amazing story here: https://www.swimcatalinaforleukemia.org Meet him and hear about his grueling training here: https://www.facebook.com/stankurtz2 Stan just turned 50.

CLL Patient Support Group Meetings Coming Up

NEW CLL SUPPORT GROUP MEETING IN WESTSIDE LOS ANGELES (June 16^th)! Stay tuned for more information!

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

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

Saturday, June 9^th at 10:00 AM in Webster, TX – The Houston-area CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 9^th at 12:30 PM in North Worcester, MA – The Central Massachusetts CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 9^th at 1:00 PM in Gig Harbor, WA – The Seattle/Olympic Peninsula CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 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.

Sunday, June 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, June 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. More information here.

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

Wednesday, June 13^th at 7:00 PM in Salt Lake City, UT – The Salt Lake City CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

CLL Patient Education Meetings

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sponsored Meetings

Thursday, June 7th from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM in Valley View, OH

LLS invites you to attend Living Well with CLL: Diagnosis, Treatments and Support being held at the LockKeepers in Valley View, OH. Brian Hill, MD, PhD from the Cleveland Clinic and Linda Baer MSN, APRN, AOCNP from the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center 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

Monday, June 18th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in Seattle, WA

The Lymphoma Research Foundation invites you to attend a FREE program: Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel featuring Krish Patel, MD from the Swedish Medical Center-First Hill. Find out more information and register here.

Wednesday, June 20th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in Charlottesville, VA

The Lymphoma Research Foundation invites you to attend a FREE program: Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options at the Courtyard Charlottesville – University Medical Center featuring Craig A. Portell, MD from the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center at the University of Virginia. Find out more information and register here.

In the meantime….

Stay strong.

We are all in this together.

Brian Koffman, MD