Would you offer treatment for asymptomatic CLL with WBC of ~300k or greater, high risk cytogenetics, or doubling time of 6-12 months?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Generally, starting treatment in a CLL patient is recommended based on the iwCLL criteria (Hallek et al., PMID 29540348).There is no WBC threshold that would require to treat, but the vast majority of patients with a WBC of 300K will have other reasons to start therapy. If this would be a patient wi...