Optimizing treatment for geriatric patients with CLL 

Kerry Rogers, MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, discusses optimizing treatment for older patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). She highlights that several targeted therapies are now suitable for this demographic and that clinical trials increasingly include less fit older populations. She references a study indicating that geriatric assessments during venetoclax and obinutuzumab treatment showed improved geriatric functioning, suggesting that the treatment itself may reduce the need for pre-treatment optimization. This interview took place at the 29th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) in Madrid, Spain.
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