April 21 marks AML World Awareness Day — a global effort to boost recognition of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and raise funds for research…
Blood cancer
Blood cancer is a broad term encompassing diseases in which blood cells grow too much or develop abnormally. Typically, blood cancers are classified into three main categories – leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma – but they can be further divided into dozens of specific types, each with unique features.
A wide range of therapies are available for treating blood cancer, from chemotherapy and targeted therapy to radiation, stem cell transplant, and surgery. When devising a suitable treatment plan for blood cancer, healthcare providers take into account various factors, such as age, overall health, the specific type of blood cancer, and potential treatment side effects.
Latest news
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the safety and early efficacy of STX-0712 in people with resistant or…
Exportin-1, a therapeutic target for nuclear export inhibitors — a class of drugs used to treat blood cancers including multiple myeloma and leukemia…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ICP-248 (mesutoclax) in combination with orelabrutinib in adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia…
Orca-T, Orca Bio‘s investigational allogeneic stem cell transplant for treating blood cell cancers, more than doubled the rate of survival free from moderate…
Chromoanagenesis — an abnormal rearrangement of DNA within the chromosomes of certain cells, including blood cells — links with limited treatment response and poorer outcomes…
