Caring for the patient with CLL with Susan O’Brien, MD

Susan O’Brien, MD, University of California, Irvine, CA Recorded on April 5, 2019 In this episode, Dr. Ken Miller speaks with Dr. Susan O’Brien, a hematologist/oncologist at the University of California, Irvine about the standard of care for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Dr. O’Brien describes the biology of CLL, the complexities of available treatment options, how to choose a drug sequence, the clinical and laboratory workup, the issues surrounding watch and wait, and long-term and late effects. Susan O’Brien, MD Associate Director for Clinical Science Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical Director Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials & Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA