Cancer) Introuction, CLL Flashcards
What are the different types of leukemia and why does leukemia happen
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CLL
What goes wrong here
Where do the tumours occur
What happens clinically
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How can CLL presen, signs
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Causes of CLL - what is the genetic basis of it
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How is a diagnosis made for CLL
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How can CLL affect cells in different parts of the body and how can treatment differ in these places
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How are CLLs protected in the lymph nodes and how is their proliferation aided
What cells specifically
What factors in patients are associated with higher or lower survival?
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What mutation can specifically make CLL worse and how? Pto
IGHV mutation
What is a good flow cytometry marker for CLL prognosis
What can help predict — the main prognostic feature soverall
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What are current treatments available — give eg. Pto
Chemo - fludarabrine and bendamustine
Targeted therapy - ibrutinib, idelasib
Targeted antibodies - ABT199
How do targeted antibodies work
Block CD20
What is standar treatment for people who are young or fit without deletion 17p
FCR, BR
What is first line for older patient or unfit without deletion 17p
BR
Ibrutinib
What drug is this
What does its pattern of response show
Side effects?
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