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Study suggests new effective combination therapy for pediatric T-acute leu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): According to the findings of a study at the Tampere University, Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer affecting children. The T-ALL form of leukaemia that emerges from early T lineage cells has a poorer prognosis than B-lineage ALL. The
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Study finds immune therapy targets cells that cause leukemia relapse
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI): According to a preclinical study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, genetically engineered immune cells successfully targeted the specific cancer cells that may be responsible for relapse of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a type of blood cancer,
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Immunotherapy has emerged as effective treatment for patients with Blood C
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Blood cancer has long been regarded as a death sentence. However, over the last 2 decades there has been considerable progression in the treatment of blood cancer with survival rates ranging from 60 to 80 per cent in various subtypes. On
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Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme dies aged 28
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme has died at the age of 28 following a long-running battle with leukaemia.
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Researchers highlight potential new therapeutic approach for leukemia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): A recent clinical study found that Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) cells rely on a previously little-known protein called SCP4 for survival.
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Study points to potential new therapeutic approach for leukemia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer of white blood cells with few effective targeted therapies available to treat it. Researchers found that AML cells rely on a previously little-known protein called SCP4 for survival.
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Cancer drug also lowers blood glucose: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): According to new research by researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, Dasatinib, a drug that often is used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic effects comparable to medications used to treat dia
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Study finds cancer drug also lowers blood glucose
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): Dasatinib, a drug that often is used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic effects comparable to medications used to treat diabetes, and with more research may become a novel therapy for diabetic patients, according to new research by re
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Chemotherapy can induce mutations that lead to pediatric leukemia relapse:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): A new study has found that a group of chemotherapy drugs can result in mutations that may trigger the relapse of blood cancer in children.
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Researchers find avocado may offer route to leukemia treatment
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Guelph [Canada], April 30 (ANI): A new University of Guelph study suggests that a compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukaemia treatment.
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Avocado may offer better leukemia treatment, study affirms
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 29 (ANI): A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukaemia treatment, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Guelph.
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Study suggests risk of leukemia higher in children with Down syndrome
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): A new study highlighted the risks of leukemia in children with Down syndrome. It pointed to stronger than expected associations between Down syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one type of blood cancer.
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