News on haematological malignancies
Fresh hope for leukaemia cure
Monash researchers have uncovered the mechanism used by a common type of blood cancer to…
Browsing: Haematology
New research helps explain why a deadly blood cancer often affects children with malaria
In equatorial Africa, a region of the globe known as the “lymphoma belt,” children are…
Promising drug for childhood acute leukemia – where to next?
A new Australian study shows that a recently-developed drug, already used safely in adult leukaemia…
Arthritis drug could be used to treat blood cancer sufferers
Scientists at the University of Sheffield in the UK have discovered that a common drug…
Rabbit virus kills some cancer cells
University of Florida Health researchers have discovered that a rabbit virus can deliver a one-two…
Combining targeted drug with chemotherapy offers longer life to b-cell cancer patients
Because of the significant benefit found in combining the targeted drug ibrutinib with standard chemotherapy…
The ALLG Discovery Centre
By Delaine Smith, ALLG CEO. The ALLG Discovery Centre is an innovative state-of-the-art facility that holds…
Marker found in one in six people could give higher risk of lung and other cancers
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered why a gene fault found in around one in…
New experimental wonder drug a cancer buster
Source: Herald Sun – Brigid O’Connell. Victorians with advanced chemotherapy-resistant leukaemia or are too frail…
Researchers develop new approach to chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment
Dartmouth researchers have developed a novel and unique approach to treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL),…