13 July, 2014

CLL: Imbruvica Versus Arzerra In Allopathic Cancer Treatment.

Factors that affect treatment options & prognosis or chance of recovering in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or CLL. Treatment options depend on: 1). The stage of the disease. Was the patients CLL detection in its early stages? 2). Red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet blood counts. 3). Are there are signs or symptoms of fever, chills, or weight loss? 4). Are the spleen, liver or lymph nodes any larger than normal? Regarding The Response To Initial Treatment: 5). Has the CLL recurred? Concerning The Chance Of Recovery, The Prognosis Depends On: 6). Change in the DNA and the type of change, if any change at all. 7).Have the lymphocytes spread throughout the bone marrow? 8). What Is The Stage Of The Disease? 9). Has the CLL gotten better with treatment or has it recurred? 10). Has the CLL progressed to lymphoma or prolymphocytic leukemia? 11) What is the patient's general health like? There are two drugs being used to treat CLL, Ibrutinib, the other Ofatumumab. In Cancer Patients With  Previously Treated (CLL) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Ibrutinib Was Proven To Improve Quality of Life And Survival Compared With Results Of Patients Treated With Ofatumumab. In a random global research drug trial, cancer patients with Small  Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) or those suffering from a refractory or  relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and who were being treated with Ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) was shown to have  lived a longer, fuller life without the disease worsening than the patients who received  Ofatumumab. Ofatumumab is also better known as (Arzerra®). During the trial it was noted that patients who were taking Ibrutinib also lived longer  and displayed a better overall clinical response to the treatment than their counterparts  who received Arzerra or Ofatumumab whilst on the trial.

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