Leukemia
Leukemia is a blood cancer that affects bone marrow and white blood cells. Stay informed on early symptoms, risk factors, and groundbreaking therapies such as CAR-T cell therapy and precision medicine.
Reprogramming cancer cells to treat an aggressive type of leukemia
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a novel strategy for treating acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer for which the median survival time following diagnosis remains just 8.5 months.
New drug combo could fight aggressive blood cancer
Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) have discovered that combining two existing drugs can kill leukemia cells and limit their spread.
New blood cancer drug has a 97% cure rate
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong’s LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) have developed an oral form of arsenic trioxide (Oral-ATO; ARSENOL) to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a once-deadly type of blood cancer.
How scientists redesigned an effective cancer therapy to make it safer
University of Illinois Chicago scientists have redesigned a treatment for the most common pediatric leukemia to eliminate its severe side effects, like blood clots and liver damage. If approved, the new drug may be tolerated by a broader range of leukemia patients and even be used to treat other cancers.
