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New clue in leukemia mystery: Researchers identify 'poison' employed by deadly enzyme mutations

There is new hope for people with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Research led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published today in the online edition of the journal ...

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created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Targeting cell pathway may prevent relapse of leukemia

About 40 percent of children and up to 70 percent of adults in remission from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) will have a relapse. In recent years, doctors have come to believe that this is due to leukemia stem cells, endlessly ...

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created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact

(PhysOrg.com) -- A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a ...

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

New research strategy for understanding drug resistance in leukemia

UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to identify specific genes that influence how cancer cells respond to drugs and how they become resistant. This strategy, which involves producing diverse genetic mutations that ...

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0