Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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Information for those newly diagnosed with leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (also called chronic lymphoblastic leukemia or CLL) is one of the more common forms of leukemia in adults.

Because the disease usually develops very slowly, some people can live many years without significant symptoms and before requiring treatment. Current treatment strategies are designed to slow the progression of disease and to alleviate symptoms.

In this section you can find information about our expertise in treating patients with CLL, our services, and our research.

Chemotherapy & Transplantation
In patients who have early-stage, low-risk CLL, physicians may defer treatment until signs of the disease develop, which can happen years after the initial diagnosis. For patients in whom symptoms have begun to appear and for high-risk patients, treatment options may include combination chemotherapy. A stem cell transplant may be an option for some CLL patients with high-risk disease.
Investigational Approaches
Investigators are pursuing a variety of strategies to control the disease -- approaches that can kill tumor cells directly, inhibit the body's production of substances that promote their growth, or that enhance the immune response against leukemic cells.

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