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August 1, 2021

Shingrix Approved in the US for Prevention of Shingles in Immunocompromised Adults

Shingrix is a non-live safe vaccine that is very effective in preventing shingles, the potentially devastating painful reoccurrence of the herpes zoster or chickenpox (varicella) virus (VZV). Keep in mind that you can’t catch shingles from anyone else but yourself. If you have ever had chickenpox (varicella) and 99%

July 16, 2021

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Ibrutinib and Fungal Infections

Sad news. CLL Society just lost a member due to a fatal fungal blood infection that was not identified until the day after he passed as the test was not drawn until the 4th day he’d been in hospital with fever and chills. His wife reached out to ask

December 7, 2019

ASCO 2019: Dr. Koffman’s Pick #8 Second Cancers in Patients Receiving BTK Inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Dr. Brian Koffman, the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the CLL Society, counts down his top ten CLL related abstract from ASCO or the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting held May 31 – June 4, 2019, Chicago, IL. #8 Second cancer incidence

November 29, 2019

ASCO 2019: CLL Society’s Dr. Koffman’s Pick #10 “Cognitive Function in CLL or chronic lymphocytic leukemia”

Dr. Koffman, the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the CLL Society, counts down his top ten CLL related abstract from ASCO or the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting held May 31 – June 4, 2019 Chicago, IL. #10 Cognitive function in chronic

October 7, 2019

ASH 2018: Dr. Wiestner on the Immune System in CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

Dr. Adrian Wiestner of the National Institutes of Health has been researching the immune system in chronic lymphocytic leukemia for many years. We know that infections and second cancers are a major concern for all CLL patients as our immune surveillance is compromised leading to more serious infections and

February 13, 2018

Atrial Fibrillation and Ibrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

This is a website about hematology, specifically chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but this article will update research on a significant cardiac condition, atrial fibrillation (AFIB) that is not an uncommon problem for CLL patients and is of particular concern to those on ibrutinib I will focus mostly on the basic

November 14, 2017

Dietary Risks for Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes: The Importance in CLL

This is not an article about CLL, but in a way it is. The link between heart disease and cancer is becoming stronger. See http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867410000607 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is likely no exception. There is recent evidence that even precancerous blood clones are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in

June 27, 2017

CLL: Infections Kill! How To Prevent Them When We are Immunocompromised

By Deborah M. Stephens, DO I have got tons of extra white blood cells. That helps me to fight infection, right? Wrong. Although normal white blood cells fight infection, abnormal white blood cells (such as CLL cells) do not help your body fight infection. Patients with CLL are more

April 5, 2017

Richter Transformation

In 1928, Dr. Richter described a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who progressed to develop an aggressive large cell lymphoma. Richter syndrome (RS), also called Richter transformation, is now understood to describe the development of an aggressive lymphoma in patients with CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

Complications

Shingrix Approved in the US for Prevention of Shingles in Immunocompromised Adults

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Ibrutinib and Fungal Infections

ASCO 2019: Dr. Koffman’s Pick #8 Second Cancers in Patients Receiving BTK Inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

ASCO 2019: CLL Society’s Dr. Koffman’s Pick #10 “Cognitive Function in CLL or chronic lymphocytic leukemia”

ASH 2018: Dr. Wiestner on the Immune System in CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

Atrial Fibrillation and Ibrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Dietary Risks for Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes: The Importance in CLL

CLL: Infections Kill! How To Prevent Them When We are Immunocompromised

Richter Transformation

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