Scientists identify genes linked to relapse in the most common form of childhood leukemia
Researchers identified genetic predictors of relapse in standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia highlighting the role of...
Aug 21, 2024
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
Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Leukemia in Children
Kinase inhibitor trametinib may spare patients from intensive treatments, such as stem cell transplant, for an aggressive form of blood...
Jul 3, 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
Trametinib Shows Promise for Children with Relapsed or Refractory JMML
The MEK inhibitor trametinib (Mekinist) was an effective treatment for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory juvenile...
Jun 17, 2024
Researchers discover that a type of childhood leukemia originates during fetal development
A team of researchers has demonstrated that some childhood leukemias originate during embryonic development, although they do not...
Jun 10, 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
Groundbreaking treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers
Researchers have developed a functional precision medicine approach that targets cancer by combining genetic testing with a new way to...
May 8, 2024
Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia
By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital designed and tested a drug...
May 3, 2024

