What is your preferred frontline treatment for CLL in young patients < 50 years old?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
For younger patients, just like older patients with CLL, my preference for frontline treatment is based on genomic characteristics, fitness, and patient preference. I also prefer clinical trials over standard therapy, when available.
For those young fit patients with IGHV mutated disease, the optio...
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Medical Oncologist at Columbia University Medical Center I am in complete agreement and echo @Jennifer A. W...
Medical Oncologist at Novant Health Cancer Specialist I have a follow-up question. In the mutated patien...
As above endorsement by @Nicole Lamanna, I am in very general agreement with @Jennifer A. Woyach's approach to the young CLL patient. Want to endorse the comment that for the low risk (FISH normal and no p53 mutations with IGHV mutated status) young, fit CLL patient that chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) is ...
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Medical Oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute In addition to the above approach strategy, how wo...
I am in complete agreement and echo @Jennifer A. W...
I have a follow-up question. In the mutated patien...