Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a novel combination therapy promotes cancer cell death and tumor regression in mouse models of pancreatic cancer, according to a recent study published in the journal ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare, progressive, genetic brain disease that primarily presents in young boys, causing loss of neurological function and ultimately leading to early death.
Oct 9, 2024
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Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a CRISPR-based rapid molecular diagnostic for two forms of leukemia that are driven by mutations that involve gene fusions. The technology accurately detects the presence ...
Oct 9, 2024
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In the clinical battle against leukemia, recent breakthroughs in chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T) have given patients and doctors an unprecedented weapon. CAR T cell therapy has demonstrated efficacy in treating ...
A new cell therapy, targeting CD7 in leukemia cells, gives a potentially effective treatment for patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) who have exhausted all standard treatment options. Published in the ...
Oct 7, 2024
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A major update was made to the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS), an international epidemiological study of workers in the nuclear sector to assess their risks of cancer and non-cancerous diseases.
Oct 7, 2024
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A key gene that could enhance the treatment success rates of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been discovered by researchers.
Oct 7, 2024
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Blood cancer is not a diagnosis anyone wants to receive, but understanding the different types of this disease and how best to catch them early is essential, one expert says.
Sep 30, 2024
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Non-Hispanic Black patients in the United States appear to have persistent disparities in terms of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for various hematologic cancers, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Leukemias are cancers of the blood cells. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow, which produces blood cells. "Myelogenous" refers to the type of blood cells this leukemia affects. ...
Sep 26, 2024
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