Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Saudi Arabia: consensus statement by an expert panel

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Source: Frontiers Medicine

Original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1719364...

Published: 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common adult leukemia in Western countries, while its true incidence in Saudi Arabia is poorly defined.[1] The prognosis of patients with CLL has improved significantly in recent years due to new effective and safer treatment options available at different stages of the disease.[1] The document presents the recommendations of an expert panel in Saudi Arabia aimed at a uniform approach to the diagnosis and management of CLL at the national level.[1] Recommendations cover diagnosis, staging, first-line therapy, and management of relapsed or refractory disease.[1] The goal of developing local recommendations is to optimize the selection of patients for treatment, improve therapeutic decision-making and reduce adverse effects of treatment.[1] Recommendations are based on available evidence from the literature and consensus discussion among a panel of experts.[1]