Scientists identify potential drug candidates for deadly paediatric leukaemia
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, USA, have shown that two existing drug…
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Donors key to discovery of potential new combination therapy for leukaemia
With the generous support of donors, WEHI researchers have discovered why some leukaemia cells are…
Gene mutations linked with death from infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Death from infection – the leading cause of death for patients with a common type…
What are the risk factors for experiencing side effects from childhood cancer treatments?
Steroids are essential for treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a type of cancer of…
Novel cancer vaccine targets oncogenes known to evade immunity in melanoma and neuroblastoma models
A personalised tumour cell vaccine strategy targeting Myc oncogenes combined with checkpoint therapy creates an…
Stem cell transplants: prevent ALL relapses
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer…
Discovery may explain high risk of leukaemia in children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are 20-times more likely to develop acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) and…
Low-calorie diet and mild exercise improves survival for young people with leukaemia
In some cancers, including leukaemia in children and adolescents, obesity can negatively affect survival outcomes.…
Engineered safety switch curbs severe side effects of CAR-T immunotherapy
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, researchers have successfully used an experimental safety switch, incorporated…
Single cell sequencing opens new avenues for eradicating leukaemia at its source
A new method, described in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, has the…