A new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells to reveal one of their schemes for resisting the drug, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ...
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Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that inhibiting menin with revumenib, previously known as SNDX-5613, yielded encouraging responses for advanced acute leukemias with KMT2A rearrangements ...
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Unlike other forms of blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cannot currently be treated with CAR-T cell immunotherapy. The reason is that specific molecular targets with which certain immune cells could specifically ...
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Leukemia (blood cancer) is a group of malignant and aggressive diseases of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Very intensive chemotherapy and in some cases a bone marrow transplant are the only cure. Like all cancers, ...
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a diverse group of bone marrow disorders in which immature stem cells do not mature to become red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets. Patients with higher-risk MDS tend to have ...
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A team of researchers has discovered a potential therapeutic that can synergize with existing drugs to more effectively kill certain leukemia cells. The authors published their results in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.
Mar 8, 2023
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A new role for cohesin in regulating alternative splicing has been identified, providing insights into splicing mutations in human disease.
The latest research from SAHMRI and the University of Adelaide has discovered a potential new therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients who've achieved excellent results from current treatment and are hoping to ...
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Targeted drugs have been developed to supplement chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. These drugs only affect cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone. Venetoclax is a new targeted therapy option for the treatment of ...
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An international team of medical scientists has found more evidence of infections in pregnant women raising the risk of leukemia developing in babies. In their paper published in JAMA Network Open, the group analyzed data ...
