Although the overall cure rate of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children is about 80 percent, affected adults fare less well. This review considers recent advances in the treatment of ALL, ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL) Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) The four main types of leukemia are further classified into subtypes based on features of cells.

Treatment of CLL, the most common leukemia in the West, has undergone a revolution in the past few years with the development of agents that target signaling kinases and cell-survival mediators. Su ...

Hairy cell leukemia is a form of chronic lymphoid leukemia characterized by a build-up of abnormal B-lymphocytes.

People with a third copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21, are at high risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists have now identified the ...

Scientists have discovered the genetic driver of a lethal childhood leukemia that affects newborns and infants and identified a targeted molecular therapy that halts the proliferation of leukemic ...

New research suggests that blood stem cells can be involved in the generation of leukemia, even when the leukemia is caused by the abnormal proliferation of mature cells. The study, published by ...

New research suggests that blood stem cells can be involved in the generation of leukemia, even when the leukemia is caused by the abnormal proliferation of mature cells. The study, published by ...

KMT2A -rearranged AML is a biologically and clinically distinct subtype of leukemia, driven by alterations in the KMT2A gene, a large methyltransferase critical in embryonic development and ...