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    Leukaemia drug could help treat breast cancer

    A drug currently used to treat leukaemia might also help prevent breast cancer from spreading to other parts of the body, suggests an animal study in the open-access journal Breast Cancer Research. The discovery could also pave the way for improved early diagnostics. Peter Storz and colleagues...
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    Boehringer Ingelheim To Initiate Phase III Study In Leukaemia With Its Compound Volas

    New positive Phase II results from an interim analysis of the randomised Phase I/II study involving the company's investigational haematology/oncology compound volasertib* in newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) considered ineligible for intensive remission induction...
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    Gene Mutation Shown To Cause Leukaemia And Lymphoedema

    Researchers have discovered a gene that when mutated can cause lymphoedema (swollen limbs due to a failure of the lymph system), immune abnormalities, deafness and leukaemia. The identification of the gene responsible for causing this rare combination of medical conditions, known as Emberger...
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    NICE Consults On Commonly Used Expensive Drugs For Leukaemia

    In new draft guidance, published today, NICE has not been able to recommend dasatinib, high-dose imatinib or nilotinib for the treatment of CML (chronic myeloid leukaemia) that is resistant to standard-dose imatinib. In response to the draft guidance Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive at NICE, said...
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