Targeting leukemia cell’s gene ‘addiction’ presents new strategy for treatment
March 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Ben Norman
Lifesciencenews@wiley.com
44-124-377-0375
Wiley-Blackwell
An international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become ‘addicted’ to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.
Cells of aggressive leukemia hijack normal protein to grow
February 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen Kreeger
karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu
215-349-5658
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Researchers have found that one particularly aggressive type of blood cancer, mixed lineage leukemia (MLL), has an unusual way to keep the molecular motors running. The cancer cells rely on the normal version of an associated protein to stay alive.
New cancer treatment gives hope to lymphoma and leukemia patients
February 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Steve Yozwiak
syozwiak@tgen.org
602-343-8704
The Translational Genomics Research Institute Read more
Penn researchers find genetic link to leukemias with an unknown origin
February 17, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen Kreeger
karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu
215-459-0544
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Read more
Researchers find leukemia cells metabolize fat to avoid cell death
January 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Scott Merville
smerville@mdanderson.org
713-792-0661
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Read more
Scientists discover cells critical to childhood leukemia
January 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Rebecca Scott
rebeccas@unimelb.edu.au
61-383-440-181
University of Melbourne
Scientists at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne in Australia have discovered the cells that cause a common type of childhood leukaemia T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL). Targeting of these cells may lead to improved treatments for this disease and help prevent relapse.
Umbilical-cord blood units successfully treat leukemia for first time
Contact: Dean Forbes
dforbes@fhcrc.org
206-667-2896
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
SEATTLE 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 treating leukemia and other blood cancers.
Researchers discover genetic differences between lethal and treatable forms of leukemia
Contact: Andrew Klein
ank2017@med.cornell.edu
212-821-0560
New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College Read more
Scott & White Healthcare researching treatments for rare cancers
Contact: Katherine Voss
kvoss@swmail.sw.org
254-724-4097
Scott & White Healthcare
Scott & White’s Cancer Research Institute (CRI) has launched two clinical trials targeting cancers that affect both adults and children.
New gene findings will help guide treatment in infant leukemia
December 4, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Rachel Salis-Silverman
Salis@email.chop.edu
267-426-6063
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Read more
