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Transcription Factor Lyl-1 Critical in Producing Early T-Cell Progenitors
July 8, 2012 A transcription factor called Lyl-1 is necessary for production of the earliest cells that can become T-cells, critical cells born in the thymus that coordinate the immune response to cancer or ... > full story -
Antibodies from Rabbits Improve Survival of Leukemia and Myelodysplasia Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplant
July 6, 2012 Researchers have demonstrated that the use of antibodies derived from rabbits can improve the survival and relapse outcomes of leukemia and myelodysplasia patients receiving a stem cell transplant ... > full story -
miR Loss May Power Maligant Transformation in Chronic Leukemia
July 5, 2012 This study shows that loss of a particular molecule in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) shuts down normal cell metabolism and turns up alternative mechanisms that enable cancer cells to produce the ... > full story -
Adult Stem Cells from Bone Marrow: Cell Replacement/tissue Repair Potential in Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Animal Model
July 3, 2012 Researchers report promising results from using adult stem cells from bone marrow in mice to help create tissue cells of other organs, such as the heart, brain and pancreas -- a scientific step they ... > full story -
Rare Leukemia-Causing Protein Discovered
July 2, 2012 Researchers have discovered a new gene target for leukemia therapy. Researchers found that by inhibiting in animal models the protein Vav3, which controls cell signaling, the development of this ... > full story -
Researchers Block Pathway to Cancer Cell Replication
July 2, 2012 Research suggests that patients with leukemia sometimes relapse because standard chemotherapy fails to kill the self-renewing leukemia initiating cells, often referred to as cancer stem cells. In ... > full story -
Inhibitors of Shuttle Molecule Show Promise in Acute Leukemia
June 19, 2012 A novel family of experimental agents that blocks a molecule from shuttling proteins out of the cell nucleus might offer a new treatment for people with acute leukemia. The agents, called KPT-SINEs ... > full story -
Natural Exposure to Gamma Rays in Background Radiation Linked to Childhood Leukemia
June 18, 2012 New findings demonstrate that there are small effects of radiation even at very low ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Hold Promise to Improve Blood Cancer Treatment
June 15, 2012 Researchers have engineered nanoparticles that show great promise for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), an incurable cancer of the plasma cells in bone ... > full story -
New Therapy Extends Life for Prostate Cancer Patients
June 11, 2012 Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, say ... > full story
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