News on haematological malignancies
Scientists discover a unique mechanism for a high-risk leukaemia
A research team led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists has discovered details of…
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Breakthrough therapy gives hope for new leukaemia treatment
In a world-first clinical trial, Melbourne medical researchers have shown that patients with an advanced…
Traces of cancer cells in blood could warn of acute leukaemia relapse
A discovery by UK researchers could lead to a better way to predict the risk of acute myeloid…
First targeted therapy for multiple myeloma effective against hard-to-treat disease
ASH: Myeloma is cancer of the plasma cells, white blood cells that produce infection-fighting antibodies.…
Experimental drug is first targeted therapy to improve survival in high-risk AML patients
ASH: Midostaurin added to standard chemotherapy is the first targeted treatment to improve survival of…
Simultaneous pregnancy and leukaemia offer a treatment challenge
The latest case report published in ecancermedicalscience describes the case of a woman who had…
World first use of gene-edited immune cells to treat ‘incurable’ leukaemia
A new treatment that uses ‘molecular scissors’ to edit genes and create designer immune cells…
Conventional heart drug stops the progression of cancer
A common heart drug may stop the progression of angiosarcoma, a cancer of the inner…
Cancer-associated mutations are common in patients with unexplained low blood counts
Patients with unexplained low blood counts and abnormally mutated cells who do not fit the…
Scientists find way to make leukaemia cells kill each other
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to change leukemia cells…