CLL Microlearning Series – Video #8: Personal Insights and Practice-Based Learning
Personal Insights and Practice-Based Learning
The CLL treatment landscape is rapidly evolving, offering clinicians a growing range of effective therapies that can be tailored to each patient’s needs
In this video, an APP specializing in CLL reflects on how newer options—particularly zanubrutinib—support more individualized care by balancing efficacy, safety, and patient preferences.
Through real practice experience, the video illustrates how switching between BTK inhibitors can help manage side effects while preserving the benefits of this important treatment class.
What You’ll Learn:
- How recent FDA-approved therapies have expanded the CLL treatment “menu”
- Ways clinicians can personalize therapy using disease features, patient goals, and comorbidities
- Why zanubrutinib’s safety profile makes it a strong option for patients starting or switching BTK inhibitors
- A practice-based example of transitioning from acalabrutinib to zanubrutinib to improve tolerability
- How newer therapies enhance access, flexibility, and quality of life in CLL care
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CLL Microlearning: Considerations for 1st Line Therapy
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CLL Microlearning: Why Zanubrutinib is a Meaningful Option
This segment highlights why zanubrutinib has emerged as a meaningful choice in frontline and relapsed CLL, especially for older adults and those with cardiovascular comorbidities who may be more vulnerable to off-target toxicities.
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CLL Microlearning: Empowering Patients Through Choice and Communication
This video outlines how APPs can use communication and side-effect counseling to support consistent, long-term adherence to zanubrutinib.
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CLL Microlearning: Practical Aspects of Prescribing Zanubrutinib
This video covers the key practical details clinicians should know when prescribing zanubrutinib. As a second-generation BTK inhibitor, it offers effective disease control with a flexible dosing schedule that can be tailored to patient needs.
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CLL Microlearning: Managing Common Side Effects
In this video, an APP specializing in CLL reviews the most common symptoms patients report and shares practical strategies clinicians can use to support management and keep patients on therapy.
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CLL Microlearning: Zanubrutinib’s Cardiovascular Profile
In this video, an APP specializing in CLL explains how zanubrutinib compares to other BTK inhibitors and outlines practical steps clinicians can take to evaluate and manage cardiovascular risk.
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