Chemo

[Dazt]

Would be interested in hearing about people’s experience of chemo in UK especially over 80s as my mum may be offered treatment

[Cllcanada Top Poster CURE Hero]

Hi Dazt

There is no one answer, and there are many factors involved in selecting a treatment, like other health issues, frailty and so on...

However, in that older body age population often chlorambucil is used as a chemo, since it is a pill with years of use and experience behind it. On occasion, a monoclonal antibody like rituxan of gazyva may be added, for a short period.

Some of the newer non-chemo targeted therapies might also be considered, depending on your Mums genetic CLL profile.

If possible, once you start a treatment discussion, perhaps a second opinion at a large teaching research hospital, would be of benefit, since CLL is rare and more doctors viewing a case the better.

~chris 🇨🇦