Gene therapy recently approved by the FDA for certain young leukemia patients is a first in the U.S. The treatment modifies a patient’s own immune cells to fight the leukemia.
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Ground-Breaking Immunotherapy for Childhood Leukemia Gets FDA OK
The treatment is the first therapy of its kind available in the United States. It is a type of immunotherapy, a one-time infusion that uses the body’s own defenses to attack the cancer.
Why Leukemia Happens: Could It Run in Your Family?
Could leukemia run in your family? Doctors can’t often pinpoint the causes, but they know of some factors that can increase your risk for the disease. Learn more.
The Truth About Older Adults With Leukemia
If you are an older adult diagnosed with leukemia, you have treatment options — even at age 99. Learn more from a doctor who specializes in treating leukemia in older adults.
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7 Tips for Caring for Someone With Leukemia
Caring for a family member with leukemia can be overwhelming. Oncologist Hetty Carraway, MD, shares her seven best tips for caregivers.
Breastfeeding Your Baby May Reduce Childhood Leukemia Risk
Hands down, a mother’s breast milk is the best food for baby. Breast milk is always available, helps your baby’s brain to develop and keeps your baby healthy through adulthood. Now a new study shows that there may be another solid reason to strongly consider breastfeeding your child: protection against childhood leukemia. A new Israeli study finds … Read More
Groundbreaking Study Sheds Light on Treating Blood Cancers
When we fight cancer, we want to target tumors aggressively and spare surrounding healthy tissue. But blood cancers present unique challenges. Fewer treatments can truly pinpoint the cancerous cells that flow in a person’s bloodstream. The answer may not be a new drug or therapy — but perhaps just a new way of using the … Read More
How a New Pill Can ‘Melt Away’ Your Leukemia Cells
A pill that “melts away” cancer cells may replace chemotherapy often used to treat relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the drug, idelalisib (Zydelig™), to treat CLL. In a recent study of the drug, researchers found that it was effective in treating patients with CLL. The study used this pill along with another … Read More
Busting 4 Myths About Stem Cell Research
Remember stem cell research? In the mid-2000s, it became one of the biggest hot-button topics in medical research. The debate has grown quieter since then. But don’t mistake silence for a lack of activity. Stem cell research is alive, well and as full of possibilities as ever. Below are a few common myths about this … Read More
How Letters Bind Doctors to Their Patients
When I entered the exam room to see my first patient of the day, a doctor from another department at my hospital, I found her sitting in the chair I usually occupy, typing away at the computer on the tiny desk.