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Is anyone else that has CLL doing just immune therapy?

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Brooksville, FL
June 12
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Give me a treatment or transitioning to a chemo, free regimen. Immunotherapy is such a great advancement. My husband had to do a couple rounds of high intensive chemotherapy and impractically killed him. By the time he got immunotherapy it was a walk in the park. The only reason he had to do chemotherapy was because he had a very high disease burden upon diagnosis but new research shown that the efficacy of immunotherapy compared to chemotherapy is nearly identical in some cases without such dangers of toxicity

July 8
MyLeukemiaTeam

Yes, some people with CLL do use immunotherapy as part of their treatment! It's one of several options available, and some people use it on its own or in combination with other treatments.

Immunotherapy works by helping your immune system recognize and attack leukemia cells. Options include:

- Lenalidomide (Revlimid) – Show Full Answer

Yes, some people with CLL do use immunotherapy as part of their treatment! It's one of several options available, and some people use it on its own or in combination with other treatments.

Immunotherapy works by helping your immune system recognize and attack leukemia cells. Options include:

- Lenalidomide (Revlimid) – activates T cells to target and kill leukemia cells
- CAR-T cell therapy – your own T cells are removed, modified to better recognize cancer cells, then returned to your body to fight the leukemia CAR-T therapy is typically used when CLL has come back after other treatments have already been tried, so it's worth having an open conversation with your doctor about whether immunotherapy alone is the right path for your specific situation.

A MyLeukemiaTeam member once noted the importance of leaning on support and staying positive through treatment decisions — and that's especially true when navigating choices like this one.

Always check with your oncology team before making any changes to your treatment plan!

June 12

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