Basic Biology of CLL/SLL
Welcome to “The Short Course on Basic Biology of CLL!”
Action Items for Basic Biology
Learn about the normal structure and function of the lymphocytes that become cancerous in CLL/SLL.
Learn more about where we find them beyond the blood stream, namely in the bone marrow, the lymph nodes, and the spleen.
Understand what is meant by chronic versus acute leukemias and when we say that cancer is clonal.
Read the articles we’ve curated for you.
Click on the article links below.
- What is CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) and What is SLL (Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma)?
- What is Leukemia?
- What is Lymphoma?
- What’s in a Name… or Two Names?
- What is the Difference Between a Chronic and Acute Leukemia?
- Where Did it Come From?
- What are Lymphocytes?
- What About Clones and Subclones?
- Introduction to Immunity
- Introduction to Immunity Part 2
- Introduction to Immunity Part 3
- Introduction to Immunity Part 4
Learn about the normal structure and function of the lymphocytes that become cancerous in CLL/SLL.
Learn more about where we find them beyond the blood stream, namely in the bone marrow, the lymph nodes, and the spleen.
Read the articles we’ve curated for you.
Click on the article links below.
ADDITIONAL READING
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
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
All our MRD educational efforts are directed at the non-medical reader, but they also endeavor to be a true reflection of what’s happening in professional research and in the cutting edge CLL clinic.
All our MRD educational efforts are directed at the non-medical reader, but they also endeavor to be a true reflection of what’s happening in professional research and in the cutting edge CLL clinic.
ASH 2020: Dr. Alexey Danilov on the chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) comorbidity index for predicting survival and tolerance of ibrutinib
iwCLL 2019: Dr. Danilov Discusses the Role of B-cells and T-cells in CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
RECENT NEWS
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