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Leukemia
Molecular Science Could Further Improve Leukemia Survival, Say St. Jude Researchers
April 8th, 2008
The dramatic increase that has occurred in the cure rate for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) will be difficult to replicate in older patients without considerable additional research, according to an article by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital authors that appears in the March 22 issue of "The Lancet." In order to raise the survival rate of adolescents and adults with ALL, researchers will need a more thorough understanding of the biology of this form of leukemia, including the role that genes play in therapies, according to Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., St. Jude Department of Oncology chair. Currently, adolescents treated for ALL do not fare as well as...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-08)
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