Overview
... Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. It''s called chronic leukemia because it progress...

Donor Leukocyte Infusion
... Over the past 25 years, bone marrow transplantation has increased cure and long-term survival rates for patients diagnosed with leukemia and other blood disorders. Nonetheless, many patients who succe...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
... Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (also called CLL) is a blood and bone ma...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
... Refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia is cancer that does not get better with treatment. Treatment of refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia may include the following: A clinical trial of chemother...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
... Note: Estimated new cases and deaths from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the United States in 2004:[1] New cases: 8,190.Deaths: 4,800.Note: Some citations in the text of this section are follow...