#leukemia

Imbruvica plus Gazyva is the first chemotherapy-free regimen for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

September was designated as National Blood Cancer Awareness Month in 2010 by United States Congress.

The professional wrestler has lived with the cancer since age 22.

Timothy Brown may have company after a man’s virus went into remission following an HIV-resistant stem cell transplant to treat his cancer.

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Researchers believe their greater understanding of leukemia stem cells will lead to more treatment options for people with the blood cancer.

A look back at some of the major news stories we covered this year.

Imbruvica-based treatment may also work better than intensive chemotherapy for younger patients.

The new therapies include immune checkpoint inhibitors; therapeutic vaccines; CAR T-cell therapies; and “conjugate” drugs.

The study focused on children with a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and the findings could also be relevant to other blood disorders.

Women with the chronic condition are 6 percent more likely than men to develop cancer.

New tech enables deep dive into mysterious results, sets stage for future improvements.

Kymriah, a novel CAR-T therapy, helps the immune system recognize and fight cancer.