- 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...
- Nov 1, 2016
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...
- Aug 19, 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 2, 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...
- Jul 25, 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....
- Jun 29, 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:...