Revolution in care of leukaemia as new treatment drug approved for cancer patients: Asciminib for Chronic myeloid leukaemia CML works differently to existing treatments, giving hope to patients who need a different approach. The charity Leukaemia Care today welcomes the news from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence that a new cancer treatment […]
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More than 2 million people have registered to become stem cell donors the UK, new figures released today reveal. The UK stem cell register had an immensely successful year in 2019/20, with 326,756 new donors added – over 100,000 more than the previous year. The UK stem cell register is known as the Anthony Nolan […]
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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have received the first scientific research grant from MDS UK to improve treatment for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), a type of bone marrow cancer. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) are a form of bone marrow cancer whereby the bone marrow gradually fails to produce mature healthy cells. In some patients, MDS can progress […]
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) […]
The first treatment for all types of leukaemia is usually chemotherapy, a powerful drug treatment that kills the cancerous cells in the blood. Treatment can also involve a transplant of new blood-forming stem cells, which are produced in the bone marrow, the spongy tissue that forms the centre of the bone. Stem cells are immature […]