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Omega-3 Fatty Acids As Therapeutic Options For The Treatment Of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Johannes Francois Fahrmann
Omega-3 Fatty Acids As Therapeutic Options For The Treatment Of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Johannes Francois Fahrmann
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B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of adult leukemia in the western world. CLL is often diagnosed in the asymptomatic (early-stage) stages. However, approximately 50% of these patients will progress to advanced, symptomatic disease and require therapy. Current treatment options are limited due to progressive drug resistance and severe drug-induced toxicities which are often too toxic for the elderly or those with co-morbidities. Therefore, a non-toxic therapeutic intervention that could slow the progression of asymptomatic CLL to symptomatic CLL or enhance the effects of actively used chemo-therapeutic drugs in patients who require therapy would be clinically …