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Global trial reveals life saving drug for acute myeloid leukaemia
A landmark paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the results from a…
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ASH 2020: Chemotherapy and blinatumomab improves survival for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, showed that…
ASH 2020: Early phase studies show promise in acute myeloid leukaemia
Eunice Wang, MD, Chief of Leukemia and Director of Infusion Services at Roswell Park Comprehensive…
Acalabrutinib demonstrated superior progression-free survival for r/r chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients
Acalabrutinib, a next-generation selective Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, has been approved in the European…
Young survivors of acute myeloid leukaemia have long-term complications from treatment
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients treated for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have a high…
Blocking energy pathway reduces GVHD while retaining anti-cancer effects of T-cells
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, USA, researchers identified that blocking an alternative energy pathway for T-cells…
Case study details leukaemia patient who shed infectious SARS-CoV-2 for at least 70 days
The majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 appear to actively shed infectious virus for about…
Baking soda treatment may help prevent leukaemia relapse after stem cell transplants
Scientists have discovered that sodium bicarbonate – also known as baking soda or bicarbonate of…
Why do certain chemotherapies increase the likelihood of blood cancer?
In recent years, improvements in cancer therapy have led to a significant increase in cancer…
New therapeutic approach against leukaemia
Leukaemia frequently originates from the so-called leukaemic stem cell, which resides in a tumour promoting…