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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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CRT announces license agreement with MSD to develop inhibitors of PRMT5 for cancer and blood disorders
Cancer Research Technology (CRT) – the development and commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK – has…
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…
The fourth pillar
The fourth pillar: how we’re arming the immune system to help fight cancer By Joseph Trapani, Peter…
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…
Drink up – it looks like beer is good for you
By Andrew Masterson – SMH. Beer might be useful for treating cancer, but research published this…
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…