Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Dr Jennifer Woyach: Part 3 of a 3-Part Meet The Professor Series

Research To Practice | Oncology Videos

Featuring perspectives from Dr Jennifer Woyach, including the following topics:

• AMPLIFY — First-Line Trials Combining Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitors with Venetoclax
  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Case: An African American man in his mid 40s with progressive lymphadenopathy in the neck is diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) with trisomy 12 and an SF3B1 mutation — Erik Rupard, MD (1:50)
• Pirtobrutinib
  • Questions for the Faculty: Effectiveness and tolerability of pirtobrutinib for patients with CLL and disease progression on prior BTK inhibition — Zanetta S Lamar, MD (21:18)
• Choice of First-Line BTK Inhibitor
  • Case: A woman in her mid 80s diagnosed with CLL more than 30 years ago now has relapsed/refractory, ibrutinib-intolerant disease — Warren S Brenner, MD (31:29)
• Cardiotoxicity of BTK Inhibitors
  • Case: A man in his early 70s with chronic atrial fibrillation requiring long-term anticoagulation is diagnosed with IGHV-unmutated CLL with del(13q), del(17p) and an XPO1 mutation — Bhavana (Tina) Bhatnagar, DO (34:53)
  • Case: A man in his mid 70s with trisomy 12, IGHV-unmutated CLL has a history of congestive heart failure (ejection fraction 20% to 25%) resulting in multiple hospital admissions — Laurie Matt-Amaral, MD, MPH (37:51)
• CLL and COVID-19 Vaccinations; Role of MRD Testing; Anti-CD20 Antibodies
  • Case: A man in his early 60s with CLL receives first-line obinutuzumab/venetoclax and has a moderate infusion reaction to obinutuzumab — Dr Rupard (41:17)
  • Case: A man in his early 60s with CLL and well controlled autoimmune hemolytic anemia on ibrutinib is switched to zanubrutinib — Dr Lamar (45:26)
  • Questions for the Faculty: CLL and COVID-19 vaccinations; role of MRD testing; anti-CD20 antibodies — Dr Brenner (49:23)
  • Case: An Amish man in his mid 60s requires treatment for CLL but is paying for treatment “out of pocket” — Dr Rupard (55:33)

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