How CLL Impacts the Immune System

While chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of the B cells, it can affect the whole immune system. Patients with CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are immunocompromised, meaning that their immune system doesn’t function as well as a healthy person’s. This leads to a reduced ability to fight off infections and other diseases. In this interview, Dr. Brian Koffman spoke with Dr. Arnon Kater, a professor of hematology at Amsterdam University Medical Center. They discussed how CLL / SLL affects the immune system.

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