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...
Mar 25, 2019
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 28, 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...
Dec 17, 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 20, 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 14, 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...
Aug 9, 2018
Scientists reveal likely cause of childhood leukaemia
A major new analysis reveals for the first time the likely cause of most cases of childhood leukaemia, following more than a century of...
May 22, 2018
Neurological Side Effects of Childhood Leukemia Treatment
More children than ever before are surviving cancer for decades after their original diagnosis. However, survivors can experience...
Apr 5, 2018
Landmark international study: CAR T-cell therapy safe and effective in youth with leukemia
Results of the global, multicenter, pivotal phase 2 study that led to the first FDA approval of a gene therapy/cell therapy approach...
Feb 2, 2018
More hope for kids with even the toughest leukemia cases
We’re sending children to the United States for experimental CAR-T treatment, but it will be coming to Toronto soon. Read more:...
Jan 17, 2018