Leukemia News
May 9, 2024
Top Headlines
May 8, 2024 Investigators discovered that a subset of myeloid and lymphoid leukemias depend on a molecular complex called PI3Kgamma for survival. The study provides both mechanistic and preclinical evidence supporting the rapid initiation of clinical trials for ...
Mar. 25, 2024 New research has found that venetoclax, a medication currently approved for leukemia, has benefits for patients with multiple myeloma when used in combination with another drug. This discovery offers a new avenue of treatment options for the ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Researchers have discovered that a specific mutation in the cancer cells of an aggressive type of blood cancer can prevent novel immunotherapies such as CAR T-cell therapy from working. Their study also explains why the cancer cells are resistant ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Imagine being able to count the different types of blood cells being formed inside the tiny bones of a mouse and pinpointing the strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are responsible for producing specific types of blood cells. ...
Latest Headlines
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Apr. 8, 2024 Scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells' developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Relapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified how the cancer develops resistance to first line ...
Feb. 8, 2024 For some leukemia patients, their only treatment option carries a risk of heart ...
Jan. 26, 2024 Researchers describe how specific gene activity could potentially enhance immune cell production. The researchers wanted to understand the mechanism of why some hematopoietic stem cells produce more ...
Jan. 13, 2024 Using CRISPR/Cas9, scientists identified RBM5 as a vital component of leukemia cell fitness, making it a promising target for drug ...
Jan. 13, 2024 Researchers have identified a novel pharmaceutical compound that successfully kills leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells, potentially paving the way for new forms of ...
Jan. 9, 2024 Decisions on treatment for leukemia patients are based, among other things, on a series of certain genetic features of the disease. IT specialists and physicians have now shown how a method based on ...
Dec. 10, 2023 Leukaemia trial shows 'exceptional' results. Personalized treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia helps patients survive for longer and stay in remission, a phase III trial has found. ...
Dec. 4, 2023 To speed up their growth, leukemia cells typically activate the recycling of cellular structures -- enabling them to dispose of defective components and better supply themselves with building ...
Nov. 21, 2023 GRP78 is a promising CAR T-cell immunotherapy target for brain and solid tumors. Discover why it's special, including how cancer uses it to trick immune ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 31, 2024 Treatment with a molecule known as A485 can quickly and temporarily increase levels of white blood cells, a critical part of the body's immune system, an effect that is difficult to deliver with ...
Jan. 9, 2024 Researchers used various sequencing technologies to explore the molecular characteristics of myeloid/natural killer cell precursor acute leukemia (MNKPL). They observed activation of the NOTCH1 and ...
Nov. 22, 2023 Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Treatment involves intensive chemotherapy, which has severe side effects due to its non-specific mode of action. A team has now discovered a ...
Nov. 14, 2023 A team has mapped the location and spatial features of blood-forming cells within human bone marrow. Their findings confirm hypotheses about the anatomy of this tissue and provide a powerful new ...
Oct. 20, 2023 Researchers conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow transplant patients. The study is ...
Aug. 31, 2023 A broad new strategy could hold hope for treating virtually all blood cancers with CAR T cell therapy, which is currently approved for five subtypes of blood cancer. Scientists have demonstrated the ...
Aug. 29, 2023 Early laboratory results in mice show the drug PXS-5505 increases survival when combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of pancreatic ductal ...
Aug. 17, 2023 Scientists have identified how low levels of the TET2 gene fuel the rapid growth of acute myeloid leukemia in animal ...
Aug. 11, 2023 Researchers have developed a new form of gene therapy that can stop cell division in fusion-driven ...
Aug. 9, 2023 A study shows new steps toward more patients getting gene ...
July 6, 2023 A new study has demonstrated the safety of using microbiota transplant therapy (MTT) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) -- a type of blood cancer -- and recipients of hematopoietic cell ...
June 22, 2023 Clinicians have a new standard for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prevention after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results from a phase III study. The new standard ...
June 14, 2023 Three young patients with relapsed T-cell leukemia have now been treated with base-edited ...
June 8, 2023 Cancer researchers have made an important new connection between a person's cancer risk and the activity of circular RNAs, a poorly understood family of genetic fragments present in the body. A ...
Apr. 24, 2023 Despite the promise of new medications that promote cancer cell death in people with acute myeloid leukemia, leukemic cells often adopt features that let them evade the drugs' effects within a ...
Mar. 23, 2023 Scientists have discovered a mechanism that linked a leukemic mutation to varying potentials for disease development -- a discovery which could eventually lead to a way to identify patients with the ...
Mar. 21, 2023 Researchers have determined a novel mechanism linking the metabolism of ribonucleic acids, RNA, to the development of leukemia in myelodysplastic syndrome patients, MDS. They explain what makes ...
Mar. 15, 2023 A new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells to reveal one of their schemes for resisting the drug, investigators ...
Mar. 10, 2023 People with a third copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21, are at high risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists have now identified the ...
Mar. 8, 2023 Researchers identify potential therapeutic for acute myeloid leukemia that targets a DNA repair ...
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- Endogenous Molecule Protects from Life-Threatening Complications After Stem-Cell Transplantation
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- Children With Resistant Leukemia Given CRISPR-Edited T Cells: Phase 1 Study Results Reported
- Spicing It Up: Pro-Drug Curcumin Shows Clinical Potential in Mice
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- Scientists Identify New Molecular Strategies for Tackling Aggressive Form of Leukemia
- Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Blood Cancer
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- Research Reveals High-Risk Subtype of Relapsed Pediatric AML
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- New Technique May Lead to Safer Stem Cell Transplants
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- Safety Concerns Raised for Neuroblastoma Candidate Drug
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