He'd been treated for a lung infection linked to chronic leukemia.

此前，他因慢性白血病肺部感染接受治疗。

And our team treated three patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2012.

我们的团队在2012年治疗了三名晚期慢性淋巴细胞白血病患者。

These cells are irreversibly blocked in their ability to proliferate, although they may perform specialized functions for a long period of time, perhaps with the exception of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

这些细胞在其增殖能力方面受到不可逆转的阻断，尽管它们可能长时间发挥特殊功能，或许慢性髓性白血病（CML）除外。