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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
leukemia
(CLL)
Background:
◼ Physical:
◼ Localized or generalized
lymphadenopathy
– Splenomegaly (30-40% of cases)
– Hepatomegaly (20% of cases)
– Petechiae
– Pallor
Enlarged lymph nodes in CLL patient
Lab Studies:
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Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies
in CLL therapy
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Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies
in CLL therapy
➢
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B-Cell Receptor (BCR): Signaling Promotes Proliferation,
Differentiation, and Survival
CD79B
CD79A
indicated for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) who have received
at least one prior therapy, or as first-line treatment in patients with a specific
genetic mutation — the presence of 17p deletion or TP53 mutation — which
makes them unsuitable for chemo-immunotherapy.
BCR signaling inhibitor
Ibrutinib
Wenetoklaks
➢ It blocks the anti- BCL-2
apoptotic B-cell
Inicjacja
lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) apoptozy
protein, leading to Białko pro- BIM
programmed cell apoptotyczne BAX
Bcl-2 in some
Aktywacja
lymphoid kaspaz
sometimes shown to
be linked with
increased resistance
to chemotherapy
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