The services that are available are tailored to the individual patient and may include a single consultation as well ongoing care. Patients who require therapy may receive this in Oncology Center Outpatient Department or the Oncology Center's offices at Greenspring Station. Inpatient Services Available Patients with CLL who require admission are treated on a 21 bed unit specialized for the aggressive treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies. The nursing staff is highly trained in the care of leukemic patients and in critical care. The unit is capable of providing conventional and intensive care.
All rooms are private with special air-filtering to decrease the risk of infections.
Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation are hospitalized on a separate specialty unit or are treated in our new IPOP unit. Clinical Protocols Available Patients with previously untreated CLL may be eligible for a trial evaluating a combination of fludarabine,cyclophosphamide and Il-2. Patients on this trial receive the therapy as an outpatient. Click here for more information about this trial . Dr. Ian Flinn runs the current clinical trials for this disease.