Improving Quality of Life in Patients With CLL: Managing Side Effects From Targeted Therapy

Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE

May 30, 2023

Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE, remembers a patient who experienced muscle spasms from targeted agents for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and uses this experience to illustrate the importance of shared decision-making in managing treatment-related side effects effectively.

This experience has also led to several research projects by Dr Rhodes and has affected her day-to-day approach in optimizing patient care.

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