Oncology & Cancer
Inflammation levels tied to severity of blood cancer
Severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study shows.
Jan 11, 2023
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News tagged with leukemia cells
Oncology & Cancer
Single-tube multiparametric flow cytometry predicts treatment response in leukemia
A single-tube eight-color multiparametric flow cytometry (MFC) panel has good sensitivity for minimal/measurable residual disease (MRD) and excellent prediction for survival among patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Twin study confirms childhood leukemia starts in the womb and could help guide screening when only one twin is affected
By studying rare cases of identical twins with leukemia, scientists have shed new light on the origins of the most common type of childhood cancer—confirming it originates in the womb but that events after birth determine ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Technique for tracking resistant cancer cells could lead to new treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients
Cambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill those breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The approach is a step towards the development of new treatments to prevent relapse in patients.
Dec 20, 2022
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Medical research
Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance
Late-breaking research reveals a major treatment advance for adults with newly diagnosed B lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The randomized phase 3 study E1910 evaluated blinatumomab immunotherapy in patients with ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical tool for clonal hematopoiesis identifies patients at high risk for blood cancer
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently characterized condition in which the genetic mutations associated with leukemia and other blood cancers are found in the blood of individuals without cancer. This pre-cancerous state ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care
Prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), complete remission is currently still considered the gold standard of care.
Dec 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists map genetic evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter's syndrome
Every year, up to 1% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slow-growing blood cancer, have their disease transform into a far more aggressive cancer, a form of lymphoma known as Richter's syndrome. For the ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers present advance in re-treatment with CAR T therapy
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center presented preliminary results of an ongoing Phase I clinical trial demonstrating successful re-treatment with CAR T cell therapy for patients whose ...
Dec 11, 2022
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Medications
Three-drug combination therapy effective in patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, trial shows
A three-drug combination that sent chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) into deep remission in a broad group of patients in a clinical trial is highly effective in patients with high-risk forms of the disease, a new, phase ...
Dec 10, 2022
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