Experimental drug development approach points to better targeted therapies for treatment-resistant leukaemia
New research from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators in the USA shows why some…
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Artificial intelligence helps diagnose leukaemia
The presence of cancer of the lymphatic system is often determined by analysing samples from…
High-risk leukaemia is more aggressive in children with Down’s syndrome
Children with Down’s syndrome have a lower chance of survival from ALL than children without…
Improving leukaemia therapy with targeted treatment approaches
In myeloproliferative neoplasms, a form of chronic leukaemia, the body constantly produces too many blood…
Study identifies new risk factor for most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a cancer involving white blood cells known as lymphocytes, is the…
Researchers identify a novel player in acute myeloid leukaemia
A new study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, USA, has shown that the…
Blood cancer awareness month
To understand blood cancer, it is important to know it mainly affects the bone marrow,…
Half of adults can’t name a single symptom of blood cancer
A survey by the charity Blood Cancer UK has found that over half of UK…
Immunotherapy after high-dose chemotherapy leads to favorable outcomes in acute myeloid leukaemia
A clinical trial conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel…
An existing drug opens new possibilities for treating child leukaemia
A new study from Linköping University, Sweden, has shown that the tumour-inhibiting gene TET2 is…