Temple & Fox Chase Cancer Center testing drug for cancer & bone marrow disorders

(Temple University Health System) Temple University Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center are the only two sites in Philadelphia that participated in an international phase I, randomized clinical trial which tested the drug guadecitabine (SGI-110) in Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). MDS are a group of bone marrow disorders in which the bone marrow doesn't produce enough healthy blood cells. AML is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news