Missing DNA fragments hold clue to predicting childhood leukaemia relapse
Australian researchers have developed a new risk scoring system for children with leukaemia based on missing DNA fragments or...
Dec 2, 2017
FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new leukemia treatment, which the agency considers the first gene therapy it has cleared...
Sep 1, 2017
New treatment for deadly blood cancers expected to be approved soon
Cancer doctors in St. Louis are ready to use a new therapy using a patient’s own blood to fight their disease. The therapy, called CAR-T,...
Aug 22, 2017
US advisory panel endorses 'breakthrough' gene therapy for child cancer
An FDA advisory panel has unanimously approved a leukemia treatment that could become the first gene therapy approved in the US. The...
Jul 13, 2017
First large-scale genomic analysis of key acute leukemia will likely yield new therapies
A consortium including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group has performed an unprecedented genomic...
Jul 4, 2017
Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist, highlighting need for better care
Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some...
Apr 12, 2017
Herpes virus linked to most common type of childhood cancer
Newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV)—a common virus in the herpes family—may have an increased risk of developing acute...
Dec 16, 2016
UT Southwestern study shows fasting kills cancer cells of common childhood leukemia
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that intermittent fasting inhibits the development and progression of the most...
Dec 16, 2016
Environmental causes of childhood cancers 'grossly underestimated'
Even when the treatment modalities have improved dramatically, especially for childhood leukemia, the Holy Grail remains the prevention...
Dec 16, 2016
Cancer vaccine prolongs remission in leukemia patients in trial
A new vaccine helped leukemia patients fight their cancer and stay in remission for an average of almost five years, according to new...
Dec 16, 2016