3-Drug Regimen Is New Tool in Leukemia Fight
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MONDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of three chemotherapy drugs -- pentostatin, cyclophosphamide and rituximab --  produced significant clinical response in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to a study presented Sunday at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting.
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A major trial of one of a new generation of "smart" drugs that selectively attacks cancer cells is launched.
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Clolar, a new drug to treat childhood leukemia, should receive government approval, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Wednesday.
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British researchers have identified the cancer stem cells that spawn tumors in the most common form of childhood leukemia, and said on Thursday it provided a "bull's eye" target for new drugs.
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Arsenic may be a suitable first-line treatment for a rare form of leukaemia called acute promyeloctytic leukaemia (APL), an Iranian study claims.
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The first new leukemia treatment in more than a decade approved specifically for use in children has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News)-- Compounds called growth factors, given to help cancer patients better tolerate chemotherapy and reduce infection, may actually boost their risk for leukemia or a bone marrow disorder later on, new research suggests.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's  cancer-fighting drug Gleevec can still help treat chronic  myeloid leukemia even after five years of use, a new study  showed on Wednesday.
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Researchers say they have found a way to reverse resistance to one of the most effective anti-cancer drugs.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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A drug that helps the immune system attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time.
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An experimental vaccine can trigger the body to fight a type of leukemia that largely affects adults, and can even send recipients into remission.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists call them &quot;molecularly targeted&quot; drugs, and they represent a remarkable gain in the war against blood cancers.
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A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Researchers have discovered a  genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood  leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being  developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better  treatment for the cancer.
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Researchers have found that drugs being developed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease can also provide a better treatment for the cancer, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-ALL.