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UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Expert Insights into Investigation Therapies for CLL

February 16, 2024

Expert oncologists explore emerging therapies being investigated in CLL, including BTKi degraders, CAR-T therapy, and bispecific antibodies, and discussed their potential impact in shaping the future of CLL treatment.

Navigating BTKi Therapy in R/R CLL: Updates from ELEVATE-RR and ALPINE

January 26, 2024

Panel experts examine considerations for BTKi-based strategies in R/R CLL, highlighting pivotal findings from head-to-head trials, including acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib in ELEVATE-RR and zanubrutinib vs ibrutinib in ALPINE, covering safety, quality of life, and extended follow-up data.

Treatment Sequencing Strategies for R/R CLL: Impact of Prior 1L Therapy

January 19, 2024

Faculty share insights into the overall strategy for managing relapsed/refractory CLL following first-line therapy with venetoclax-based regimens and BTK inhibitors, discussing strategy variations based on prior first-line treatments.

Impact of Off-Target AEs and Treatment Resistance on Evolving 1L Therapy Strategies for CLL

January 12, 2024

Javier Pinilla, MD, PhD, provides a brief overview of the changing CLL treatment landscape, discussing the influence of off-target adverse events and the development of treatment resistance on the evolution of BTK inhibitor therapy.

Current Front-Line Treatment Options for CLL in 2023

December 19, 2023

Catherine Coombs, MD discusses the present CLL front-line treatment landscape, addressing considerations like choosing fixed-duration or continuous therapy and variations in first-line approaches based on age and ECOG status.