Conference Coverage

Evolving Treatment Strategies for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

06/28/2025

At the 2025 Great Debates (GD) in Hematologic Malignancies meeting in New York, New York, Catherine Coombs, MD, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, discussed insights into evolving treatment strategies for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Source:

Coombs C. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evaluating Targeted Therapeutic Strategies and Optimizing Outcomes Throughout the Cancer-Care Continuum. Presented at the Great Debates in Hematologic Malignancies meeting. June 28-29, New York, NY.

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