Antibody breaks leukemia's hold, providing new therapeutic approach
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In an effort to uncover new treatment...
Nov 1, 2016
Breakthrough in cancer cell screening advances personalised treatment of childhood leukaemia
Researchers at Newcastle University have been able to accurately predict how children whose cancer returns after treatment for leukaemia...
Aug 19, 2016
Checkpoint inhibitor therapy more economical, safe than CAR T cells in pediatric leukemia
Novel advances in the use of checkpoint inhibitors – such as an anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 – to treat pediatric leukemia may result in the...
Aug 2, 2016
Hope for less toxic drug for cancer babies
While children over age 12 months with a common form of leukaemia have a 90 per cent chance of being cured, many babies do not survive....
Jul 25, 2016
Childhood Leukemia Was Practically Untreatable Until Dr. Don Pinkel and St. Jude Hospital Found a Cu
A half century ago, a young doctor took on a deadly form of cancer—and the scientific establishment Read more:...
Jun 29, 2016
Leukaemia Insight For Condition Affecting Babies
An Australian insight into a type of leukaemia mostly affecting babies could fast-track new treatments. Read more here:...
Jun 20, 2016
New types of blood cancer discovered in children
Through a detailed study of leukemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group has discovered two new types of childhood...
Jun 7, 2016
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Initiate Clinical Trial for Kids with Treatment-Resistant Leukemi
The Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases (CCCBD) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the first sites in the world to...
Mar 29, 2016
Cellular protein plays important role in aggressive childhood cancer
UCLA scientists have uncovered how a cellular protein contributes to an aggressive form of leukemia prevalent in young children. The...
Mar 15, 2016
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