Twin study confirms childhood leukaemia starts in the womb
By studying rare cases of identical twins with leukaemia, scientists have shed new light on the origins of the most common type of...
Dec 28, 2022
New study achieves 99 percent remission in children who relapse with most common childhood cancer
A recent collaboration with colleagues in Shanghai Children’s Medical Center has found a new immunotherapy combination that resulted in ...
Dec 20, 2022
Revolutionary gene therapy offers hope for untreatable cancers
Scientists in the UK have used a revolutionary new type of gene therapy to treat a young patient with relapsed T-cell leukaemia. The...
Dec 13, 2022
Landmark study finds new gene mutations that drive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
St. Jude scientists helped lead a comprehensive genomic analysis to uncover the impact of genes on the treatment and outcome of the...
Oct 14, 2022
New chemical technology leads to better targeted therapeutics against high-risk leukemia in the lab
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created an LCK targeted PROTAC, demonstrating its enhanced ability to kill...
Aug 26, 2022
Scientists are a step closer to finding a low toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia
Newly published research carried out using synthetic human bone marrow cells is paving the way for the development of safer and kinder...
Aug 23, 2022
Study identifies chromosomal abnormalities associated with relapse in frequent subtype of childhood
An international research team coordinated by Dr. Oscar Molina and Dr. Pablo Menéndez, from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research ...
Jul 11, 2022
Researchers Identify RAD21 Variants in Pediatric Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoma
A recent study involving children with hematologic malignancies has suggested that mutations in a portion of a cohesin gene known as...
Jun 13, 2022
Young Adult Blood Cancer Survivors Face increased Risk Of Death For Decades After Treatment
Young adults who have survived leukemia have higher mortality rates than people in the general population, even for decades after their ...
May 30, 2022
New hope for treatment of infant cancer that has puzzled researchers for decades
New research has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukaemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes,...
Mar 29, 2022