Online webinar: Acute prolymphocytic leukaemia (APL) treatment update

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07/05/23

This webinar explored how acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is treated today and what is on the horizon: how is a therapy chosen, how is prognosis determined and what level of involvement should patients expect in their care decisions.

We’ll also explain the different types of intensive and non-intensive treatments, who can have a particular therapy, how they work, their efficacy and side effects.

Dr Amit Patel (Consultant in Cellular Therapies and Stem Cell Transplantation, Haematology Oncology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust) will be leading our webinar, and he will also be joined by a clinical nurse specialist and an APL patient to explore topics together and answer your questions during the discussion.

Useful links:
Upcoming webinars: https://bit.ly/LCOnlineWebinars
Welfare and Advocacy support: http://bit.ly/AdvocacyCaseworker
Counselling fund: http://bit.ly/AnnAshleyLeukaemiaCounsellingFund
Virtual support groups: http://bit.ly/Virtual-SupportGroups
Monthly podcast: http://bit.ly/LeukaemiaChattersPodcast
Helpline, Monday – Friday (9am-5pm) and Thursday and Friday evenings (7pm – 10pm). Call 08088 010 444.

Supportive literature/materials:
UK - Leukaemia Care website APL information and support
https://www.leukaemiacare.org.....uk/support-and-infor
UK - Leukaemia Care APL patients information booklet https://media.leukaemiacare.or....g.uk/wp-content/uplo

US - Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society APL treatment information and support https://www.lls.org/leukemia/a....cute-myeloid-leukemi
US - American Cancer Society APL treatment information and support https://www.cancer.org/cancer/....acute-myeloid-leukem