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ASH 2014: Rough Notes from Dr. Clive Zent and Dr. Wiestner on Prognostic Factors and Resistance in CLL

Hi friends, I have just posted on my blog: http://bkoffman.blogspot.com my rough notes from a lecture on CLL from ASH 2014. I hope it offers two things....

Hi friends, I have just posted on my blog: http://bkoffman.blogspot.com my roug...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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Arzerra (ofatumumab) PBS listed in Australia

ARZERRA (ofatumumab) in combination with chlorambucil will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme as of 01 Apr 2015 for patients with CLL who...

ARZERRA (ofatumumab) in combination with chlorambucil will be listed on the Phar...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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Assessing Response With Novel Agents in CLL - OncLive Peer Exchange

While this peer review may be over technical for many, it does provide an insight into how the new CLL drugs are challenging the established methods of...

While this peer review may be over technical for many, it does provide an insigh...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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More evidence on how exercise shapes our destiny

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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CT scan 2015 info update #1

Hi all, I have examined recent research in the long running debate concerning the risks vs benefits of CT (Computed Tomography) scanning, with focus on how it...

Hi all, I have examined recent research in the long running debate concerning t...

ThreeWs

•9 years ago

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Blood test uses human stem cells to predict severe drug reactions

"Scientists have developed a blood test using human stem cells that predicts whether new drugs will cause severe side effects. The test, which only requires...

"Scientists have developed a blood test using human stem cells that predicts whe...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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The Paradox of why we still use ambulances rather than fences

The oft used metaphor of an ambulance at the foot of the cliff rather than a fence at the top to contrast the wisdom of investing in preventive rather than...

The oft used metaphor of an ambulance at the foot of the cliff rather than a fen...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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Hematologic Cancer Drugs

Good reference for Leukemias, lymphomas, and other hematologic cancer drugs approved in U.S....

Good reference for Leukemias, lymphomas, and other hematologic cancer drugs appr...

shazie

•9 years ago

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Update on Therapy of CLL, "Living longer Living better" - Part 1

Dr Claire Dearden is Consultant Haematologist and Head of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Unit at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer...

Dr Claire Dearden is Consultant Haematologist and Head of the Chronic Lymphocyti...

HAIRBEAR_UK

Founder Admin•9 years ago

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Shared Decision Making, Risk Assessment, and The Doctor- Patient Relationship

Hi friends, I just shared a fun post on my blog http://bkoffman.blogspot.com about the hazards of arbitrarily applied guidelines in caring for patients. It...

Hi friends, I just shared a fun post on my blog http://bkoffman.blogspot.com ab...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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Increasing Quality of Life For CLL Patients by tackling Fatigue

From the latest CLL Tidbits Newsletter from the CLL Global Research Foundation: "CLL has a profound effect on patients' quality of life because of a number...

From the latest CLL Tidbits Newsletter from the CLL Global Research Foundation: ...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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The 2015 flu vaccine – what’s new, who should get it and why

With the Southern Hemisphere flu season soon to be upon us living down under, the Australian government-funded tetravalent flu vaccine will be available from...

With the Southern Hemisphere flu season soon to be upon us living down under, th...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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Transformation...

Wanted to let you all know how I was getting on, unfortunately its been confirmed that my CLL has transformed into Richter's syndrome, to say I was devastated...

Wanted to let you all know how I was getting on, unfortunately its been confirme...

JanetG

•9 years ago

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Stressed-out cancers may provide drug target

Research at the University of Adelaide (The research has been published in the journal Oncogene) has discovered cancer cells may be particularly susceptible to...

Research at the University of Adelaide (The research has been published in the j...

shazie

•9 years ago

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Life with CLL

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed by accident while being examined for breast cancer lumps. Luckily (or not) the radiographer didn't like the lump on the side of...

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed by accident while being examined for breast canc...

markella22

•9 years ago

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Part 1 - CLLSA 2014/15 - Dr Claire Dearden - Ask the CLL Doctor video series

Dr Claire Dearden is Consultant Haematologist and Head of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Unit at The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer...

Dr Claire Dearden is Consultant Haematologist and Head of the Chronic Lymphocyti...

HAIRBEAR_UK

Founder Admin•9 years ago

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Ibrutinib - has anyone else's improvement stalled?

Hi everyone. I've been on Ibrutinib since last October, and the improvement in all components of my blood count has been terrific. My ALC, for example,...

Hi everyone. I've been on Ibrutinib since last October, and the improvement in a...

Graham2222

•9 years ago

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'bump in neck

Safta, do you have a 'port'? for chemotherapy? I had one in my upper right chest and developed a lump in my neck, only to go to the ER where they did a (like)...

Safta, do you have a 'port'? for chemotherapy? I had one in my upper right ches...

katier

•9 years ago

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Experience with Idelalisib (Zydelig) in CLL? A chance to can help fellow patients in Canada.

Hi Friends I received an email today with a link to a survey http://www.lymphoma.ca/news/idelalisib-cll-survey for those of us who have had experience with...

Hi Friends I received an email today with a link to a survey http://www.lymphom...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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lump in neck

To fellow CLLers who reported a lump in the neck, a question:- is it a lump like a small ball or a gentle mound like a little hill? (Getting quite poetic in my...

To fellow CLLers who reported a lump in the neck, a question:- is it a lump like...

Safta

•9 years ago

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SNAs, Immunomodulatory spherical nucleic acids

There are ever new approaches to treating diseases as well as cancers. Here are two items on a radically new "tool" in development that has great potential....

There are ever new approaches to treating diseases as well as cancers. Here are ...

ThreeWs

•9 years ago

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Ibrutinib and Atrial Fibrillation

I have been receiving Ibrutinib for 5 months but have just been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Ibrutinib was prescribed under the Named Patient Scheme...

I have been receiving Ibrutinib for 5 months but have just been diagnosed with A...

horsehay

•9 years ago

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Sore neck

Has anyone had issues with soreness in their necks? The pain radiates into my collarbone and causes discomfort.

Has anyone had issues with soreness in their necks? The pain radiates into my co...

wendyc40

•9 years ago

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CLL patients with idelalisib (Zydelig) experience

Lymphoma Canada is conducting a survey of CLL patients to appeal to Canadian governments to provide funding for idelalisib (Zydelig) in Canada. Idelalisib...

Lymphoma Canada is conducting a survey of CLL patients to appeal to Canadian gov...

LCAdmin

•9 years ago

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Chemo makes resistant cancer stem cells???

This would be quite an interesting paradigm shift from what I understood was the prime reason for therapy drug resistance. It is commonly assumed, in CLL/SLL,...

This would be quite an interesting paradigm shift from what I understood was the...

ThreeWs

•9 years ago

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Anisina works with standard chemo to kill cancer cells 20 times faster

"Novogen today has announced that one of its oncology pipeline drug candidates, Anisina (ATM-3507), has achieved a major milestone in its development,...

"Novogen today has announced that one of its oncology pipeline drug candidates, ...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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CLL and curly hair

I have been on Imbruvica(Ibrutinib) since 6/14. Labs have normalized dramatically in eight-nine months. Only noticeable side effects-occasional night cramps,...

I have been on Imbruvica(Ibrutinib) since 6/14. Labs have normalized dramaticall...

Villager

•9 years ago

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Beware, a ‘non-communicable’ disease may be socially infectious

I don't think this news will be at all surprising to anyone who has tried to lose weight or quit smoking when their partner has not joined in... Sarah...

I don't think this news will be at all surprising to anyone who has tried to los...

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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Morphing B-cell leukemia cells into healthy machrophages

Although the article uses B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia as an example for morphing the cancer cells into healthy, functional macrophages, the fact that...

Although the article uses B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia as an example for ...

ThreeWs

•9 years ago

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Toxoplasmosis Implicated in Mental Health Disorders

AussieNeil

Administrator•9 years ago

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All posts for March 2015

ASH 2014: Rough Notes from Dr. Clive Zent and Dr. Wiestner on Prognostic Factors and Resistance in CLL

Arzerra (ofatumumab) PBS listed in Australia

Assessing Response With Novel Agents in CLL - OncLive Peer Exchange

More evidence on how exercise shapes our destiny

CT scan 2015 info update #1

Blood test uses human stem cells to predict severe drug reactions

The Paradox of why we still use ambulances rather than fences

Hematologic Cancer Drugs

Update on Therapy of CLL, "Living longer Living better" - Part 1

Shared Decision Making, Risk Assessment, and The Doctor- Patient Relationship

Increasing Quality of Life For CLL Patients by tackling Fatigue

The 2015 flu vaccine – what’s new, who should get it and why

Transformation...

Stressed-out cancers may provide drug target

Life with CLL

Part 1 - CLLSA 2014/15 - Dr Claire Dearden - Ask the CLL Doctor video series

Ibrutinib - has anyone else's improvement stalled?

'bump in neck

Experience with Idelalisib (Zydelig) in CLL? A chance to can help fellow patients in Canada.

lump in neck

SNAs, Immunomodulatory spherical nucleic acids

Ibrutinib and Atrial Fibrillation

Sore neck

CLL patients with idelalisib (Zydelig) experience

Chemo makes resistant cancer stem cells???

Anisina works with standard chemo to kill cancer cells 20 times faster

CLL and curly hair

Beware, a ‘non-communicable’ disease may be socially infectious

Morphing B-cell leukemia cells into healthy machrophages

Toxoplasmosis Implicated in Mental Health Disorders

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