The Role of Maintenance Therapies in Follicular Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Current Strategies and Emerging Paradigms
An estimated 259,889 people in the United States are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia. An estimated 43,050 new cases of leukemia will be diagnosed in the United States in 2010. Chronic leukemias account for 11% more cases than acute leukemias. The most common types of leukemia in adults are acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), with an estimated 12,330 new cases in 2010, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), with about 14,990 new cases this year. From 1999 to 2006, the overall relative survival rate was 55.3%. The relative survival rates differ by the person's age at diagnosis, gender, race, and the type of leukemia. In 2010, there will be an estimated 4,390 deaths from CLL. About 74,030 people living in the United States will be diagnosed with lymphoma in 2010 (8,490 cases of Hodgkin lymphoma and 65,540 cases of NHL). In 2010, about 628,415 people are living with lymphoma or are in remission. This number includes about 153,535 people with Hodgkin lymphoma and about 474,880 people with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
This program has been developed to provide the education needed to change the knowledge, skill, or attitude of the participant and assist in effectively closing identified practice gaps that will translate into better quality care for patients.
Available until March 8, 2012, this activity offers:
Physicians: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Nurses: 1.6 contact hours
This CME/CE activity is jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and CME Incite.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech.
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