Why common leukemia treatments fail in some patients

An international study led by the University of Colorado Cancer Center has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) doesn’t work for everyone. The findings could help doctors better match patients with the therapies most likely to work for them.

The study was published today in Blood Cancer Discovery.

Researchers analyzed data from 678 AML patients, the largest group studied to date for this treatment and found that both gene mutations and the maturity of…

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News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

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