Leukemia
June 25, 2020
Blood cell mutations linked to leukemias are inevitable as we age
A new study by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science in Japan reports differences in blood cell mutations between Japanese and European populations.
June 4, 2020
Key gene in leukemia discovered
a research team at Lund University in Sweden has identified one of the genes that is the basis for leukemia stem cells’ survival and multiplication
April 20, 2020
Finding Leukemia’s Weakness Using Genome-Wide CRISPR Technology
A team of researchers used CRISPR technology to identify key regulators of aggressive chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that remains difficult to treat and is marked by frequent relapse
March 23, 2020
Study Illuminates Early Steps on the Road to Blood Cancers
Gene mutations that are thought to be very early events in the development of leukemias and other blood disorders appear to set the stage for malignancy by increasing the production of certain types of blood cells at the expense of others
January 16, 2020
Stem Cell Transplant Complication: What you need to know
Stem cell transplant depends on how closely the donor and recipient match. Find out about stem cell transplant complication in 2021
October 29, 2019
Sylvester Research Identifies Novel Vulnerability in Acute Leukemia Cells
Researchers identified another critical component of the AML1-ETO multi-protein complex that could point the way to more effective therapies for acute myeloid leukemia
October 15, 2019
Antibody eradicates leukemia stem cells
UCLA researchers develop an approach that could keep one form of the disease from persisting after treatment
August 29, 2019
A One-Two Epigenetic Punch Against Aggressive Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a system that uses cancer patients’ own cells to evaluate the efficacy of treatments.