Newly Diagnosed Archives

May 12, 2022

An Immunologist Reviews CLL/SLL Patients and Their Compromised Immunity

We discussed the nature of the immune deficiencies associated with CLL/SLL and how one might remediate a significant part of the problem.

May 6, 2022

ASH 2021: Age-Related Differences in the Informational Experiences and Needs of Patients with Lymphoma: Results from the 2020 Lymphoma Coalition Global Patient Survey

In this study presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exhibition (ASH 2021), the authors compared the experience in 5 different age groups on the amount of information provided, how well the information was understood, and topics on which patients and caregivers needed more information.

March 21, 2022

Vaccinations for Patients with CLL/SLL

This article aims to help provide guidance because knowing which vaccinations to get can be confusing. This article will lay out the current United States national recommendations to help you make the proper choices.

February 4, 2022

CLL and the Emotional Impact of Watchful Waiting

The concept of just watching and waiting until ‘the enemy was ready to slay me’, then ‘go to war’, seemed a little antiquated.

January 5, 2022

Real-World Testing Patterns for Risk Assessment and Implications on the Adoption of Novel Therapeutics in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: IGHV Mutation Status, FISH Cytogenetic, and Immunophenotyping

As new and better treatments are developed to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL), testing for subtypes of the disease is becoming more important for prognosis and selection of the best treatment options.

November 24, 2021

Introduction to Immunity Part 4: Testing

As the immune system is complex, so is testing. The best testing for antigens is to isolate a protein large enough to be antigenic and specific enough so that it is only found in that one situation. You can choose a test for the presence of active inflammation

November 24, 2021

Introduction to Immunity Part 3

This article will repeat some of the earlier material, but you can still go back and reread them from past CLL Society Tribune editions, Introduction of Immunity Part 1 and Part 2. Let us put together all the factoids from the first two articles and see if we can

October 18, 2021

CLL Society Ed Forum On Demand: The Right Tests at the Right Time – Session 5

Join CLL Society for this important Ed Forum to learn the basics about testing across the span of your CLL journey. At the time of diagnosis, find out which tests should be performed, which might be avoided, and why. Before starting your first treatment, and prior to every subsequent

October 4, 2021

ASCO 2021 Top Pick #10: Survival trends in chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the era of oral targeted therapies in the United States: SEER database analyses (1985 to 2017)

In this paper presented at ASCO 2021 by Alrawashdh et al, we learn about historical survival trends for CLL patients over the 22 years between 1985 and 2017.