Susan O’Brien, MD, University of California, Irvine, CA

Recorded on April 5, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Ken Miller speaks with Dr. Susan O’Brien, a hematologist/oncologist at the University of California, Irvine about the standard of care for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Dr. O’Brien describes the biology of CLL, the complexities of available treatment options, how to choose a drug sequence, the clinical and laboratory workup, the issues surrounding watch and wait, and long-term and late effects.

Susan O’Brien, MD

Associate Director for Clinical Science

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Medical Director

Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials & Research

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology

Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA