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Leading Bone Marrow Transplant Expert Recommends Significant Change to Current Practice
October 17, 2012 — One of the world’s leading bone marrow transplant experts is recommending a significant change to current transplant practice for patients who need marrow or adult stem cells from an unrelated ... > full story -
Prolonged Formula Feeding, Delay in Solid Foods Was Associated With Increased Risk for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
October 17, 2012 — Results of one study indicate that the risk for developing pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased the longer a baby was fed formula and the longer solid foods were ... > full story -
Targeting Cancers' 'Addiction' to Cell-Cycle Proteins Shuts Down Tumors in Mice
October 16, 2012 — Scientists have safely shut down breast cancer and a form of leukemia in mice by targeting abnormal proteins that control cells' growth cycles, and to which the cancers are ... > full story -
Researcher Pieces Together AML Prognosis Puzzle
October 15, 2012 — When patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) express high levels of the gene, MN1, an already aggressive leukemia is accelerated and shortens survival time. While that’s a known ... > full story -
New Tool Determines Leukemia Cells' 'Readiness to Die,' May Guide Clinical Care
October 11, 2012 — Researchers have developed a method for determining how ready acute myeloid leukemia cells are to die, a finding that may enable oncologists to choose more effective treatments for their ... > full story -
Immune System Harnessed to Improve Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes
October 1, 2012 — A novel therapy in the early stages of development shows promise in providing lasting protection against the progression of multiple myeloma following a stem cell transplant by making the cancer ... > full story -
Deadly Complication of Stem Cell Transplants Reduced in Mice
September 27, 2012 — Studying leukemia in mice, researchers have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when leukemia ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Holds Secrets for Treating Colitis and Crohn's
September 24, 2012 — Researchers have unlocked secrets in bone marrow that could lead to improved treatments for colitis and Crohn's disease. The results show that the havoc inflammatory bowel diseases wreaks on the ... > full story -
Denosumab Reduces Burden of Giant-Cell Tumor of the Bone, Study Suggests
September 21, 2012 — Treatment with denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased the number of tumor giant cells in patients with giant-cell tumor of the bone, and increased ... > full story -
'Half-Match' Bone Marrow Transplants Wipe out Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Patients
September 20, 2012 — In a preliminary clinical trial, investigators have shown that even partially-matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients, ridding them of painful and ... > full story
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