Magic bullet treatment targets leukaemia

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Magic bullet treatment targets leukaemia: Researchers have made a huge leap forward in finding a targeted therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia. The innovative ‘magic bullet’ technique uses specific antibody-targeting technology that would reduce the need for current treatments that can be arduous, invasive and require long hospital admissions. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) generally affects older people with around three thousand people diagnosed per year in the UK alone. Current treatments can involve the use […]

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A new boost for leukaemia treatment

Leukaemia treatment can be made more effective by using a drug for iron overload, according to new research. Scientists led by a team at Imperial College London have found that chemotherapy for one type of leukaemia could be improved by giving patients a drug currently used to treat an unrelated condition. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) […]

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How cancer recharges its batteries

Stealing from the body is how cancer recharges its batteries, according to research published in the journal, Blood. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), funded by the Rosetrees Trust and The Big C Charity, found that healthy bone marrow stromal cells were made to transfer their power-generating mitochondria to neighbouring cancer cells, effectively […]

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