Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Dr Jennifer Woyach: Part 3 of a 3-Part Meet The Professor Series
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) CME information and select publications