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Test Before Treat™

What critical concern could compel these CLL Experts from some of the top research centers around the world, to come before our cameras and speak so urgently to you, our readers? The answer: Test Before Treat™! The truth is that critical tests which can predict which patients will do well on or fail certain medications and should be done before each and every treatment decision, are often not being done… or are being done and the results are ignored. Take our patients’ stories to heart. Print out our one-pager. Share it with your doctor. Smart Patients Get Smart Care™.

ASH 2020: Dr. Adrian Wiestner Discusses the Importance of Test Before Treat™ Predictive and Prognostic Testing in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
At the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) 2020 conference, there was research on looking at the genome of CLL and how different genetic markers might have predictive and value. Dr. Brian Koffman, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of CLL Society, interviewed Dr. Adrian Wiestner, a senior investigator at
CLL Society On Demand Ed Forum: ASH 2020 Comes to You – Session 1: Encouraging Updates on Drugs in Development + the Sad State of Test Before Treat
CLL Society On Demand Ed Forum: ASH 2020 Comes to You – Session 1: Encouraging Updates on Drugs in Development + the Sad State of Test Before Treat Recorded Thursday, February 4, 2021 https://youtu.be/U9f7OCdcJcs Continue to Session 2: CLL Treatments: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Targeted Agents CLL Society Resources Download

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