- Apr 5, 2021
Study: Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, suffer...
- Dec 14, 2020
Radiation Therapy for Childhood Leukemia Alters BMI Heritability, Study Finds
Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), who are at high risk for obesity, exhibit alterations in genetic...
- Nov 3, 2020
Reduced-intensity therapy effective for children with very low-risk ALL
Children with very low-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be treated successfully with reduced-intensity therapy, according to ...
- Jun 3, 2020
Children with Down syndrome, ALL at higher risk for poor outcomes
Children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia continue to experience poorer outcomes than children with ALL who do not...
- May 12, 2020
Consuming Antioxidants Through Dietary Intake Beneficial for Patients with Childhood ALL
In a study of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers found that the...
- Jan 13, 2020
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia at higher risk for type 2 diabetes
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, particularly those with obesity and/or who received treatment during adolescence,...
- Dec 11, 2019
Immunotherapy drug improves outcomes for some children with relapsed leukemia
New findings from a clinical trial show that treatment with the immunotherapy drug blinatumomab is superior to standard chemotherapy for...
- Nov 27, 2019
Tests suggest potential therapy for a childhood leukemia
New research in mice indicates a possible targeted therapy for a form of pediatric cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read more:...