leukemia

Kanzius Cancer Fighting Machine Lives On

Cheryl Phillips — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:59:06 -0500

John Kanzius died before his idea for curing cancer could be fully tested. His physician, Dr Steven Curley, is trying to see if Kansius' dream can become a reality. See related story here.

Strategy will help to understand drug resistance in leukemia

harminka — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:16:30 -0500

UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to identify specific genes that influence how cancer cells respond to drugs and how they become resistant.

Genetic glitches linked to common childhood cancer

harminka — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:42:29 -0500

A multicenter team of childhood cancer researchers has discovered two genetic variations linked to an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, the most common childhood cancer in the United States.

Gene shut-down warns chronic leukemia development

harminka — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:35:31 -0500

A new study shows that certain genes are turned off early, before clinical signs of the disease appear, in the development of chronic leukemia.

Exercise benefits leukemia patients

harminka — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:46:45 -0500

One of the most bothersome symptoms of leukemia is extreme fatigue, and asking these patients to exercise doesn't sound like a way to help them feel better.

New Drug For Childhood Leukemia Discovered

harminka — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:08:09 -0500

Each year, approximately 4,500 children in America are diagnosed with leukemia, according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A potentially deadly cancer of the blood, it is the most common cancer in children.

Research Points To Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Path

harminka — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:33:38 -0500

Dr. Richard Lock is leading the clinical trial in Australia that expands on research suggesting that antibodies targeting cancer stem cells significantly reduced the growth of human acute myeloid leukemia cells that had been transplanted into immune-deficient mice, a laboratory model that mimics the human disease, establishing the therapeutic potential of this type of therapy.

Therapy Eliminates Leukemia Stem Cells

harminka — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:19:11 -0500

New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. The study, published by Cell Press in the July 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, describes exciting preclinical studies in which a new therapeutic approach selectively attacks human cancer cells grown in the lab and in animal models of acute myeloid leukemia.

New drug that inhibits acute leukemia cell growth

harminka — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:08:11 -0500

Researchers from the Children's Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered how to turn off a certain receptor that promotes the growth of leukemia cells.

New biomarker may predict leukemia aggressiveness

harminka — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:34:20 -0500

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have evidence of a potential new biomarker to predict the aggressiveness of an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia.

New genes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia play key role in disease prognosis

harminka — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:51:38 -0600

The inactivity or “silence” of certain genes plays a fundamental role in the prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as well as in response to treatment, according to the results of research involving a team made up of specialists from the University Hospital of Navarra and the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the same University of Navarra, as well as the Reina Sofía Hospital in Córdoba, Andalusia.

Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells

harminka — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:50:18 -0600

An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract.