Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, CLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called B cells. Under normal circumstances, B cells are responsible for fighting infections, but in a cancerous state like CLL, they multiply uncontrollably. This cancer, which is the most common form of blood cancer, is considered relatively slow-growing and not highly aggressive.

CLL cancer is studied, among other places, in the laboratory of Dr. Binyamin Knisbacher at the Dangoor Center for Personalized Medicine. His lab relies on big data analysis to identify mutations in patients and match them with biological and immunotherapeutic treatments, as well as to develop personalized cancer vaccines.

Caption: Blood cancer under a microscope