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Leukemia

News, opinions and meeting coverage in oncology/hematology.

<乌鸦传媒>MSK Cancer Alliance: Mainly About Medicine

Bi-directional relationship strengthens regional cancer care

<乌鸦传媒>Bangladesh-Boston Collaborate on ASCT Center

Two dozen patients undergo successful stem cell transplant in Dhaka

<乌鸦传媒>Can Patients With Stable CML Stop Drug Therapy?

Studies examine TKI cessation and dose reduction

<乌鸦传媒>Survival Boost With Liposomal Tx in Older AML Patients

Agent may also provide a bridge to successful transplant

<乌鸦传媒>CML Patients Still Benefit from Transplant

Also at SOHO: Ponatinib proves mettle in pretreated CML

<乌鸦传媒>Hypomethylating Agents Useful in Low-Risk MDS

Objective responses in a majority of patients

<乌鸦传媒>Gross Anatomy: When Orchids Attack!

Also, a mysterious case of sandpapery skin

<乌鸦传媒>Antitibiotic-Chemo Combo Cuts Infection Risk in AML

Incidence of Streptococcus viridans more than halved with prophylaxis.

<乌鸦传媒>Part 2: Oncologists Weigh In on PBS Cancer Documentary

Six specialists share their impressions of Ken Burns' cancer opus.

<乌鸦传媒>Jakafi Requires Careful Dosing Early: Experts

NEW YORK -- The JAK inhibitor can make a big difference for myelofibrosis patients, but must be monitored.

<乌鸦传媒>OncoBlog: Driving the CAR to a Cancer Cure?

Is immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-directed T cells the "next big thing" in oncology? Presentations and discussion at a recent conference suggest the technology has considerable promise -- but will it qualify as a breakthrough? OncoBlog is a blog by the Medpage Today staff for readers with an interest in oncology. This post comes from Charles Bankhead.

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Works in SCID With No Risk of Leukemia

NEW ORLEANS -- Genetic therapy appeared to restore the immune system of patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), but without leading to leukemia as a side effect, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Polycythemia Vera Better with Low Hematocrit

ATLANTA -- Maintaining patients with polycythemia vera at hematocrit levels below 45% reduced thrombotic complications without increasing rates of other serious adverse events.

<乌鸦传媒>Clinical Notes: Beware the Seat Heater

乌鸦传媒 debuts a new regular feature, a roundup of clinical news you might otherwise have missed. This week we led with a report that heated car seats can leave passengers with "toasted skin syndrome."

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Methotrexate Boost Improves ALL Outcomes

CHICAGO -- There's new life in an old drug for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

<乌鸦传媒>CBS Newsman Ed Bradley Dies of CLL Complications

NEW YORK -- Veteran television journalist Ed Bradley has died of complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at the age of 65.