Closer to Identifying Leukemic Stem Cells
Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute have developed an innovative diagnostic assay to identify cells resistant to leukemia treatment. Acute myeloid leukemia is the most… Read more »
First Successful Use of Expanded Umbilical-Cord Blood Units to Treat Leukemia
ScienceDaily (Jan. 18, 2010) — Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have cleared a major technical hurdle to making umbilical-cord-blood transplants a more widely-used method for… Read more »
Stem Cell Transplants Improve Survival for Some Leukemia Patients
By Carol Pearson, VOANews.com Researchers say some leukemia patients can dramatically improve their survival rates if they have stem cell transplants. In fact, the researchers say the… Read more »
Stem Cells And Leukemia Battle For Marrow Microenvironment
From MedicalNewsToday.com Learning how leukemia takes over privileged “niches” within the bone marrow is helping researchers develop treatment strategies that could protect healthy blood-forming stem cells and… Read more »