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The number of newly diagnosed blood cancers in adults and children in Poland is approx. 9 thousand. annually, which accounts for approx. 5.5% of all malignant neoplasms in our country. The group of people diagnosed with these cancers is very wide, and the risk of developing the disease clearly increases over the age of 65. On May 28, we will celebrate the World Blood Cancer Day, so today we would like to remind you of the urgent needs of patients struggling with these diseases. The more so that at the beginning of the year, the HematoKoalicja report was presented, which presented the situation of hemato-oncological patients in Poland - their needs and problems as well as solutions that will help improve the situation of patients with blood cancers.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a blood cancer characterized by an excessive accumulation of abnormal, monoclonal B lymphocytes. People over the age of 65 are particularly at risk, although approximately 10-15% of patients are under 50 years of age. In the vast majority of cases, it is an incurable disease, and the aims of therapy are to control disease progression, extend life and improve its quality.
As indicated in the guidelines, only BTK inhibitors (akalabrutinib, ibrutinib) fully meet the therapeutic needs of the entire group at high risk of progression. In the case of refractory/recurrent CLL, the use of new targeted therapies is recommended, while immunoch...
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