Stiff neck and swolllen lymph nodes

[Guest guest]

I was diagnosed with CLL in 2009 when I was 56 years old. I am on watch and

wait which I am good with finally. Right now I have swollen lymph glands and a

very stiff neck. My questions is does the use of steroids ever help this type

of symptom?

[Guest guest]

There is a treatment used in CLL called HDMP+R (High dose methylprednisolone

and rituximab)

It is often used on 17p deleted patients or those that are resistant to

fludarabine

It is currently a Phase II trial using HDMP and Ofatumumab in relapsed or

refractory CLL.

http://clinicaltrialsfeeds.org/clinical-trials/show/NCT01191190

Read More Here: http://www.haematologica.org/cgi/content/full/93/3/475

~chris

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> I was diagnosed with CLL in 2009 when I was 56 years old. I am on watch and

wait which I am good with finally. Right now I have swollen lymph glands and a

very stiff neck. My questions is does the use of steroids ever help this type

of symptom?

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