Complications Archives

September 5, 2023

Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Margaritaville, and CLL

Patients diagnosed with blood cancers are at higher risk of developing second cancers, especially second blood cancers.

July 14, 2023

Development of Second Cancers Among Patients with Blood Cancers Including CLL / SLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

Patients diagnosed with blood cancers are at higher risk of developing second cancers, especially second blood cancers.

February 15, 2023

Karen Jones on Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and wAIHA Warriors

In this interview, Dr. Brian Koffman spoke with Karen Jones, executive director of wAIHA Warriors, a nonprofit dedicated to helping patients with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA). They discussed wAIHA Warriors and how wAIHA is connected to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

February 15, 2023

ASH 2022: Dr. Irina Murakhovskaya on Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (wAIHA) in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a common and serious complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The ENERGY study will test the efficacy of nipocalimab for treating warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

January 13, 2023

Dr. Shahzad Mustafa on What it Means to be Immunocompromised for Those with CLL / SLL

\In this interview, Dr. Brian Koffman spoke with Dr. Shahzad Mustafa, Division Chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology at Rochester Regional Health and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. They discussed immune deficiency (a.k.a. being immunocompromised) and what that means

August 25, 2022

ASCO 2022: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

CLL patients are at higher risk for several types of cardiac events and have higher rates of in-hospital mortality, regardless of why they were admitted. In addition, this trial was seriously flawed as it did not address what CLL treatments were used. We know certain therapies such as BTKi,

July 27, 2022

Q&A with Dr. Josh Hill on Monkeypox

In this interview, our own Dr. Brian Koffman spoke with Dr. Joshua Hill, an infectious disease specialist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA, about monkeypox and the current outbreak. Dr. Hill specializes in the infectious disease care of cancer and other immunocompromised patients.

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

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Complications

Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Margaritaville, and CLL

Development of Second Cancers Among Patients with Blood Cancers Including CLL / SLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

Karen Jones on Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and wAIHA Warriors

ASH 2022: Dr. Irina Murakhovskaya on Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (wAIHA) in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Dr. Shahzad Mustafa on What it Means to be Immunocompromised for Those with CLL / SLL

ASCO 2022: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Q&A with Dr. Josh Hill on Monkeypox

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

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Ibrutinib, and Fungal Infections

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