Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, Transplantation
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Nanoparticle may have multiple cancer applications
Credit: PNAS A new type of nanoparticle (NP) could aid the diagnosis and treatment of cancers, according to research published in Nature...
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Weekend hospital admission linked to negative outcomes
Credit: Logan Tuttle Weekend hospitalization can have its pitfalls, according to a study of pediatric patients newly diagnosed with leukemia....
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Study links gene dysfunction to Fanconi anemia, AML
Credit: Tom Ellenberger Researchers say they’ve discovered “an intimate link” between RUNX genes and Fanconi anemia, a finding that also has...
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Toward better treatment of CML
Credit: UC San Diego In vitro experiments have revealed new insight into tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance among patients with chronic...
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NICE supports lenalidomide for MDS
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a final draft guidance recommending lenalidomide (Revlimid) as an...
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Autologous NK cells can fight ALL
Credit: Bjorn Onfelt/Dan Davis In vitro experiments suggest a patient’s own natural killer (NK) cells can be expanded and modified to fight acute...
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Guidelines can predict infertility in child cancer survivors
patient and her father Credit: Rhoda Baer Guidelines developed almost 20 years ago can accurately predict infertility in girls with cancer,...
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Team explains resistance to retinoic acid
Credit: Armin Kübelbeck Preclinical experiments may have revealed why some cancer patients do not respond to retinoic acid. Investigators found...
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Discovery could change management of ALL
Two genes appear to play a key role in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), particularly for patients who also have Down syndrome. Researchers...
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Drug on the fast track to treat AML
Credit: Esther Dyson The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for AG-221 to treat acute myelogenous leukemia...
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Higher BMI increases risk of leukemia, other cancers
A higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 common cancers, according to a study of more than 5 million adults in the UK....