Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify new protein linked to leukaemia growth
(Medical Xpress)—Their work has identified a protein called PIP4K2A that could be a new target in drug development.
May 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover new genetic errors that could cause one of the most deadly leukaemias
Acute dendritic leukaemia is a rare type of leukaemia, but one with the worst prognosis—the average patient survival rate is just 12-14 months—that is difficult to treat. Juan Cruz Cigudosa's team, from the Spanish National ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cure for young acute myeloid leukaemia patients increases six-fold since 1970s
Almost half of teens and young adults with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) – a typically aggressive form of leukaemia – are cured thanks to improvements in treatment and care, according to research published in the British ...
Jun 24, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein that takes care of our DNA is critical to leukaemia cell survival
A protein – already known to be involved in a cell's response to stress – called Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5 (TTC5) is critical to the development of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), according to a new Cancer Research ...
Apr 5, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
'Reversing' the symptoms of asthma
University of New South Wales researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.
Jan 22, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Improved treatments for chronic myeloid leukaemia have dramatically increased survival
Survival for people diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) has risen by nearly half, with around 58 per cent of people surviving their disease for at least five years compared with only around 40 per cent in the late ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Positive early results in clinical trial of leukaemia vaccine
Early results of a trial to treat leukaemia with a WT1 DNA vaccine, has shown robust vaccine-specific antibody responses in all vaccinated patients evaluated to date.
Dec 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Effects of alcohol on lymphoma, leukemia, and other types of hematological cancers
Many observational epidemiologic studies have found an inverse association between alcohol consumption and hematological cancers (such as lymphoma and leukemia). This study, based on the Million Women's Study in the UK, is ...
Nov 13, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New antibody conjugate drug improves survival in older patients with acute myeloid leukaemia
(Medical Xpress)—Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) patients given a new type of 'smart drug' in addition to chemotherapy treatment are 22 per cent less likely to relapse and around 13 per cent less likely to die from their ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover how common treatment-related cancer develops
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists in a team at Newcastle University have identified a mechanism by which treatment-related leukaemia develops, raising hopes that this side effect of toxic chemotherapy could be prevented.
May 31, 2012
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