Leukemia

...to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options. All fifty-eight...

In this article: CD45, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Antibody, Medical advice, Iodine, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Spc. Ryan Goes, who died of leukemia Tuesday, enjoyed playing the guitar. (Courtesy: Lauren Krug) Spc. Ryan Goes hugs a loved one in his undated photograph. Goes died of leukemia on Tuesday. He had dreamed of becoming a battlefield nurse...

In this article: Johnstown High School and Iraq

...full you must be registered with the site. Published Date: 06 November 2009 British scientists have "created a new drug that 'kills' leukaemia - even in worst affected adults", reported the Daily Mail. Although the Daily Maila s...

In this article: Fludarabine, Leukaemia, Cancer Research, BBC News, Trinity College Dublin, The Daily Telegraph, Northern Ireland, and Italy

...Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre have come up with a novel treatment that would improve survival rates of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients. They used a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a...

In this article: Myelodysplastic syndrome, Acute myeloid leukemia, and Washington

In 20 years of gene therapy research, there have been few home runs and some headline-making setbacks - including a risk of leukemia caused by otherwise successful gene therapy for another rare disorder, "bubble boy disease." That's a risk...

In this article: HIV, Lentivirus, University Paris, Dementia, Brain damage, Adrenoleukodystrophy, and AIDS

...has suffered a number of setbacks, including the death 10 years ago of an American teenager in one experiment and two cases of leukemia in boys treated for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in 2002. More recently, though,...

In this article: HIV, Leber congenital amaurosis, Dementia, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Rare disease, Fatty acid degradation, Severe combined immunodeficiency, and Lorenzo's Oil

Johnson County - A Center Grove Middle School student lost his battle with leukemia Wednesday night. Tyler Genneken, 14, was in the eighth grade. He was somewhat shy, and yet spoke publicly about his battle with leukemia. He first...

In this article: Cancer, Riley Hospital for Children, WTHR, Dispatch Broadcast Group, Colts, and The Pacers

...other medications to treat any disease... Imatinib, or Gleevec, is a targeted anti-cancer drug that can keep chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in check for most patients for many years. It is important for patients to take imatinib as...

In this article: Leukaemias, Cancer, Medical advice, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Antibiotic, University of Gothenburg, and Sweden

WMC-TV: News, Weather, Traffic, Radar, and Sports for Memphis, TN; WMCTV.com | Radio host 'Bad Dog' keeps humor intact during battle with Leukemia Radio host 'Bad Dog' keeps humor intact during battle with Leukemia MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV)...

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NEW YORK - GlaxoSmithKline PLC received FDA approval for its drug Arzerra as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a slowly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The FDA said in a statement yesterday that the approval...

In this article: FDA, Glaxo, Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, NEW YORK, and Philadelphia