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New Treatment Prolongs Lives of Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
In patients with acute myeloid leukemia , administering the cancer drug azacitidine as a maintenance treatment had improved overall survival.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
New maintenance treatment for AML shows strong benefit for patients
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia , the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, that has gone into remission following initial chemotherapy remain in remission longer...
1 day ago - News Medical
Pseudohyperkalemia and Pseudohyponatremia in Two Children with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Pseudohyperkalemia and pseudohyponatremia are phenomena in which hematologic disorders with high cell counts result in factitious electrolyte measurements which can result in...
2 days ago - The Journal of Pediatrics
Modified version of CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy-CAR T-has revolutionized leukemia treatment. Unfortunately, the therapy has not been effective for treating solid tumors including...
2 days ago - News Medical
Investigational combo therapy shows promise in treating TP53 mutant MDS and AML patients
Myelodysplastic Syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia are rare hematologic malignancies of the bone marrow.
2 days ago - News Medical
50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics
Prager D, Bruder M, Sawitsky A. Disseminated varicella in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia: treatment with cytosine arabinoside. J Pediatr 1971;78:321-3.
3 days ago - The Journal of Pediatrics - 2 articles
Combination Therapy May Help Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Synergistic effect of two drugs that are potent against acute myeloid leukemia when combined, but only weakly effective when used as single-agent therapy.
4 days ago - Medindia Health
Researchers identify new drug combination that can treat acute myeloid leukemia
Scientists have identified two drugs that are potent against acute myeloid leukemia when combined, but only weakly effective when used alone.
5 days ago - News Medical - 3 articles
FDA clears IND application for stem cell therapy to treat AML
The FDA cleared an investigational new drug application for VOR33, an engineered stem cell therapy for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are at high...
9 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
When the Cancer Doctor Leaves
I knew how difficult it would be to tell my colleagues I was leaving for a new job. I didn't anticipate how hard it would be to tell my patients.
10 days ago - NY Times
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New First-Line Kidney Cancer Combination Gets FDA Nod
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