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ASH 2020: Dr. Paul Barr on Combining Rituximab with BTK Inhibitors for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Dr. Paul Barr discusses which BTK inhibitor works best in combination with rituximab. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2020, our own Dr. Brian Koffman interviewed Dr. Paul Barr, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Wilmot Cancer Institute in Rochester, NY. They discussed the interchange between various BTK inhibitors and rituximab.

ASH 2020: Dr. Adrian Wiestner Discusses the Importance of Test Before Treat™ Predictive and Prognostic Biomarker 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 the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. They discuss why it is important for all CLL patients to receive genetic testing before receiving any new therapies, especially chemotherapy.

iwCLL 2019: Dr. Nicole Lamanna on Biomarker Testing for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

As the science of chronic lymphocytic leukemia has advanced, we have learned much more detailed information about its biology and the specific chromosomes, genes, and proteins that contribute to the disease. Checking for specific abnormalities in chromosomes and genetic variants can help doctors evaluate a patient’s prognosis and predict what treatments might work best.

My MRD-Negative Journey Meant a New Beginning

By Keith Seagull – Patient Updated 10/3/2020: “I am happy to report that as of 9/30/2020 my Flow Cytometry Report has found no evidence of residual/recurrent chronic lymphocytic leukemia. That means

ASH 2019: Dr. Neil Kay on Ibrutinib and Rituximab for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

The ECOG (E1912) Phase III, randomized, open label, clinical trial, comparing the efficacy of combination ibrutinib and rituximab with standard chemo-immunotherapy (FCR in patients 70 years of age or younger with previously untreated CLL) was a huge game-changer for CLL patients. We are happy to share with you Dr. Koffman’s ASH 2019 interview with Dr. Neil Kay showing that five-year data continue to yield evidence of the superiority of ibrutinib to chemoimmunotherapy for most CLL patients. To understand the powerful impact of this evidence on best practice and learn the subtleties, click here.

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