Pharmacotyping provides a precision medicine blueprint for acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment
In a report published in Nature Medicine, St. Jude scientists examined how ALL cells respond to different therapeutics in the context of...
Jul 25, 2024
Study identifies high-risk type of childhood acute leukemia and potential treatment strategy
Investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and collaborators worldwide have uncovered distinguishing characteristics for a...
Jul 2, 2024
Increased childhood leukemia risk with embryo transfer vs. natural conception
Children conceived via fresh or frozen embryo transfer may have increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia compared with children...
May 23, 2024
Unraveling the roles of non-coding DNA explains childhood cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered non-coding genetic variants contributing to chemotherapy resistance...
May 21, 2024
Post Treatment, Children With ALL Experience Long-Term Fatigue
Children experience symptoms of fatigue for at least 2 years following for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a new study,...
Apr 30, 2024
Besponsa ‘More Effective’ at Driving Remission for Pediatric B-ALL
Besponsa provides another — and potentially more effective — option outside of traditional chemotherapy for pediatric patients with...
Apr 24, 2024
Researchers find genetic variant contributing to disparities in childhood leukemia risk
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, disproportionately affects children of Hispanic/Latino origin in...
Apr 16, 2024
Advancements in Treating Childhood B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Journey Towards Complete Remission
Childhood B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), a type of cancer that affects blood and bone marrow, has historically been a...
Feb 14, 2024
RNA sequencing analysis may hold the key to more accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Pilot study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and City of Hope proposes a promising global, clinically applicable genomic assay for the...
Feb 5, 2024
Could the gut microbiome play a key role in preventing childhood leukaemia?
Now a team of researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London suggests that the microbiome could play an important role...
Jan 4, 2024