Genetic variants tied to increased risk of bone complications in young leukemia patients
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has identified genetic variations in young leukemia patients that are associated...
Dec 18, 2015
Leukemia Treatment Breakthrough: Previously Untested Cell Therapy Saves Baby With 'Incurable'
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare to find out that their baby — at not even 1 year old — has cancer. Even more devastating, to hear that...
Nov 9, 2015
Inherited gene variation linked to an increased risk of the most common childhood cancer
Researchers studying two generations of a family affected by pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have identified an inherited...
Oct 28, 2015
Scientists Link Gene to Inherited Form of Childhood Leukemia
A team led by MSK researchers has found that some cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children may be linked to an inherited...
Aug 12, 2015
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 clinical trials, holds great promise...
Jul 13, 2015
Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric ALL Survivors Even Without Brain RT
Even in the absence of cranial radiation therapy, survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have decreased neurocognitive...
Jun 9, 2015
Study explains how early childhood vaccination reduces leukemia risk
A team led by UCSF researchers has discovered how a commonly administered vaccine protects against acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),...
May 20, 2015
CAR T-Cell Therapy Surpasses 90% Complete Remission Rate in Pediatric ALL
The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy JCAR017 elicited a 91% complete remission rate in pediatric patients with...
Apr 29, 2015
Genetic Variant Linked to Nerve-related Side Effects from Childhood ALL Treatment
A genome-wide association study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes a regulatory variant that...
Feb 24, 2015
Predominant Cancer in Children Gets Potential New Drug Therapy
Scientists at the Children’s Hospital Los Angles (CHLA) have developed a new and much needed treatment to combat drug resistance in the...
Jan 27, 2015