News: leukaemia

Closing in on cure for common leukaemia

Photo of Dr Illaria LPagani at a computer

A groundbreaking leukaemia test can help identify patients who are strong candidates for lifelong treatment free remission (TFR) – meaning they are effectively cured of the disease.

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Arthritis drug used to limit antibiotics in blood cancer patients

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Researchers from the University of 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands have repurposed an arthritis drug to restrict the use of antibiotics in the treatment of side effects caused by blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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