' Promising' New Txs for Most Common Adult Leukemia'Promising' New Txs for Most Common Adult Leukemia
Now there are encouraging signs that CLL could join the list of blood cancers that can be effectively treated with CAR T-cell therapy.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML? Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML?
Experts recently debated whether additional intensive therapy can improve posttransplant outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have residual disease after induction therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
FLT3 Inhibitor Improves AML Survival With or Without Stem-Cell Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Post-transplant maintenance with an FLT3 inhibitor significantly improved overall survival (OS) in FLT3-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a subgroup analysis of a randomized trial.
Patients who... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 11, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Paul Reubens Died of Respiratory Failure After Cancer Spread to His Lungs
Paul Reubens, star of the 1985 classic “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” had leukemia when he died in July at 70, according to his death certificate. Reubens’ cause of death was stated to be acute hypoxic respiratory failure, meaning his lungs were not producing enough oxygen. That condition was likely…#paulreubens #reubens #blast #peeweesbigadventure #batmanreturns #buffyvampireslayer #matilda #mysterymen #dunstonchecksin #cancerspread (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Paul Reubens ’ Cause Of Death Confirmed
Paul Reubens, best known for portraying the iconic character Pee-wee Herman in TV shows, movies and on Broadway, was battling acute myelogenous leukemia, a form of blood cancer, and metastatic lung cancer when he died in June, according to his death certificate. The Blast was the first to report…#paulreubens #broadway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm a 19-year-old college freshman whose flu-like symptoms turned out to be an aggressive form of LEUKEMIA
Faye Prekeges, now 22, had just returned to Boston, Massachusetts, from a semester abroad when she started suffering a 104F (40C) fever, headaches and muscle pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early Major Response to Ponatinib in Pretreated CML Portends Better Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- An early molecular or cytogenetic response correlated with better long-term survival in heavily pretreated chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treated with the BCR-ABL inhibitor ponatinib (Iclusig), a post... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 8, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Intensive consolidation treatment before allogeneic stem-cell transplant did not improve outcomes in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a retrospective comparison showed.
Relapse-free survival (RFS... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
More Intense ALL Therapy Improves Outcomes in Adolescents, Young Adults
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Pediatric treatment protocols outperformed standard therapy for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a retrospective cohort study showed.
Patients... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 7, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Fewer Complications Seen With Vitamin C, D Supplementation in AML
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), supplementation with vitamins C and D during chemotherapy may improve outcomes but may not improve overall survival (OS), according to a study published online Sept. 6 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Channel your inner five-year-old’ to spot the signs of leukaemia
EXCLUSIVE: There are almost 10,000 new UK cases of leukaemia - a blood cancer that affects cells in the bone marrow. Families are being encouraged to ask "why" if they notice unusual health symptoms as leukaemia could be the cause. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infant leukaemia: Ipswich mother tells of her baby death heartbreak
A mother-of-two from Suffolk says she hopes new research will spare other parents from devastation. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mum's 'total devastation' as baby dies from leukaemia after developing lumps on his head
Little Henry was just five months old when he started displaying symptoms of the disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Episode 4: The Past, Present, and Future of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Episode 4: The Past, Present, and Future of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Drs Michael J. Mauro and Michael W. Deininger discuss the evolution of chronic myeloid leukemia, better access to treatment, improved global cure rates, and a clearer definition of the word cure.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
IL-33 –ST2 signaling promotes stemness in subtypes of myeloid leukemia cells through the Wnt and Notch pathways | Science Signaling
The cytokine receptor ST2 perpetuates a stemness-promoting loop in leukemia. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - August 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
