Understanding CLL/SLL

Understanding

CLL/SLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

October 2016

Understanding

CLL/SLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

October 2016

This guide is an educational resource compiled by the Lymphoma Research Foundation to provide general information on chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. Publication of this information is not intended to replace individualized medical care or the advice of a patient's doctor. Patients are strongly encouraged to talk to their doctors for complete information on how their disease should be diagnosed, treated, and followed. Before starting treatment, patients should discuss the potential benefits and side effects of cancer therapy with their physician.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Lymphoma Research Foundation wishes to acknowledge those individuals listed below who have given generously of their time and expertise. We thank them for their contributions, editorial input, and advice, which have truly enhanced this publication. The review committee guided the content and development of this publication. Without their dedication and efforts, this publication would not have been possible. We hope those in the leukemia and lymphoma community will now be better informed and have a better understanding of their illness because of the gracious efforts of those involved in the planning and execution of this comprehensive disease guide.

Review Committee Editorial Board Steering Committee Editorial Chairman Morton Coleman, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital Senior Advisors Bruce D. Cheson, MD, FACP, FAAAS, Georgetown University Hospital, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Leo I. Gordon, MD, FACP, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Thomas J. Kipps, MD, PhD, UCSD Moores Cancer Center John P. Leonard, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital Kanti R. Rai, MD, BS, Northwell Cancer Institute

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Review Committee

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Jan A. Burger, MD, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Joanna L. Fawzy Morales, Esq., Triage Cancer Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center David A. Frank, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Richard R. Furman, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital Les Gallo-Silver, ACSW, LCSW-R, LaGuardia Community College Meghan Gutierrez, Lymphoma Research Foundation Nadia Khan, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center Nicole Lamanna, MD, Columbia University Medical Center/ NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Izumi Nakano, Lymphoma Research Foundation Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, Rush University Medical Center

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Part 1 -- Learning the Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 1: Understanding the Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: Seeking Medical Attention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 2.1. Symptoms Commonly Found in Patients With CLL/SLL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 3: Receiving a Diagnosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Table 3.1. The Four Main Types of Biopsies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Table 3.2. Flow Cytometry and Immunohistochemistry Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Table 3.3. Other Types of Genetic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Table 3.4. Chromosomal Changes and Genetic Mutations Most Commonly Found in CLL/SLL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4: Work-Up Before Treatment Can Begin. . . . . . . . . . 32 Table 4.1. Types of Imaging Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Table 4.2. Other Types of Biopsies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Table 4.3. The Rai Staging System for CLL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Table 4.4. The Binet Classification System for CLL. . . . . . . 38

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