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Open AccessCOVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with CLL: an update of the international ERIC and Campus CLL study
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to age, disease, and treatment-related immunosuppression. We aimed to assess risk factors of ...
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Incidence, risk factors, and recognition of pseudohyperkalemia in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Pseudohyperkalemia, a false elevation of potassium level in vitro, can be observed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients due to fragility of leukocytes along with a high leukocyte count. This retrospe...
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COVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a joint study by ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL, and CLL Campus
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a disease of the elderly, characterized by immunodeficiency. Hence, patients with CLL might be considered more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19. We undert...
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Bone loss and hematological malignancies in adults: a pilot study
Bone loss—osteopenia and osteoporosis—is a recognized consequence of solid tumors in adults, of pediatric hematological malignancies, and of the treatment for these diseases, but little research has been publi...
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Inhaled medicinal cannabis and the immunocompromised patient
Medicinal cannabis is an invaluable adjunct therapy for pain relief, nausea, anorexia, and mood modification in cancer patients and is available as cookies or cakes, as sublingual drops, as a vaporized mist, o...
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Cell surface expression of CD25 antigen (surface IL-2 receptor alpha-chain) is not a prognostic marker in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: results of a retrospective study of 281 patients
Using the database of the Israeli CLL Study Group, we investigated the incidence and prognostic significance of CD25 expression on the surface of lymphocytic leukemia cells. Strong CD25 expression was found in...
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Presenting features and outcome of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients diagnosed at age 80 years or more. An ICLLSG study
Although the incidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) increases exponentially with age, data on patients 80 years or older at diagnosis are sparse. The records of patients diagnosed with CLL at age ≥80 ...