These cancer patients write their own story
They hurt. They weep. They fly. They soar above the thunderheads. They plunge back to earth. They hold fast to their lovers and their children. They bruise. They burn. They heal. Cancer is not a...
They hurt. They weep. They fly. They soar above the thunderheads. They plunge back to earth. They hold fast to their lovers and their children. They bruise. They burn. They heal. Cancer is not a...
Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is the most common acute blood cancer in adults — and one of the most difficult to treat. Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered a...
Targeted cancer therapies work by blocking specific, cancer-driving mutations. But in a new laboratory study, researchers show that cancers driven by several different mutations can all be stopped by...
Using genetic information to match patients to targeted therapies may improve survival in people with a fast-moving leukemia. Because acute myeloid leukemia is such a fast-moving and deadly cancer,...
Scientists thought they understood the steps leading to acute myeloid leukemia. But one of the basic tenets in that understanding turns out to be unsound, according to researchers at the OHSU Knight...
Targeted therapy drugs have transformed the outlook for people diagnosed with one form of blood cancer, chronic myeloid leukemia. A disease with a three- to five-year life expectancy became, for...
The Beat AML clinical trial has matched 250 study participants to targeted treatments for acute myeloid leukemia – with promising early results. Regulators were wary of the complicated study...
To discover ways to prevent or delay resistance to cancer therapies, a new NCI-funded center at OHSU is exploring how acute myeloid leukemia cells evolve and adapt. The first successful targeted...
A heat map by Kurtz et al. comparing the sensitivities of leukemia cells to drug combinations. Darker red indicates drug combinations exhibiting higher efficacy than either agent alone. Targeted...
Understanding the earliest drivers of cancer formation can lead to less toxic and more effective treatments. It transformed the outlook for people diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. A...
New findings open a path for developing desperately needed therapies for the most frequently diagnosed leukemia in adults. Leukemia paves the way for its deadly advance by manipulating the...