- Dec 12, 2019
Promising new approach to treating some of the worst types of leukaemia
MLL-r leukaemia claims the lives of many of those affected, while those who survive are often left with serious long-term effects. Read...
- 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...
- Mar 25, 2019
Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by the immune system...
- Dec 28, 2018
Promising drug for pediatric leukemia in developing stages
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine have found that if they could stabilize the MLL protein -- the one responsible for the spread of...
- Dec 17, 2018
Childhood leukaemia medical breakthrough to help sufferers
A major breakthrough by researchers in Sydney has opened up the possibility for new and better treatments for ALL, the most common...
- Aug 20, 2018
Intensified therapy improves outcomes for childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia subgroup
Intensifying therapy significantly improved OS and reduced the risk for relapse among children with childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic...
- Aug 14, 2018
Researchers uncover a major new vulnerability of childhood leukemia
A team of researchers [...] has recently uncovered a major new vulnerability of mixed lineage leukemia. Read more:...
- Aug 9, 2018
Duke researchers discover how leukemia spreads to the brain
Patients combat leukemia, the most common childhood cancer,with chemotherapy — injections of anti-cancer drugs into the bloodstream. Read...