Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers that affect the blood or bone marrow. Fifteen percent of people with leukemia have chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which has seen a 55% jump in new cases over the ...

Chronic myeloid leukemia may seem to appear suddenly, but new research shows it begins years before diagnosis with an explosive surge of growth. Scientists tracked how a single genetic accident—the ...

Genetic testing for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can tell doctors if someone has leukemia, what type they may have, and whether treatment is working. The tests look for atypical changes in certain ...

Kendra L. Sweet, MD, a SWOG investigator at Moffitt Cancer Center, reports results of the SWOG S1712 clinical trial at the ESH-iCMLf John Goldman Conference on CML in Prague, September 27th. The phase ...

Researchers leading the SWOG S1712 clinical trial have found that adding ruxolitinib to standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment for patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia ...

Experts on chronic myeloid leukemia discuss how caregivers can collaborate with the health care team and support newly diagnosed patients. In your work with caregivers, how have you seen them ...

Focusing on the initiation of treatment for newly diagnosed patients with CML, Jorge E. Cortes, MD, details important factors to consider when starting treatment and Claire Saxton discusses strategies ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes to drug resistance, driving the aggressive ...

By: Dr. Amrit Kaur Kaler For patients diagnosed with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, the ...

As World Cancer Day shines a spotlight on awareness, South Africa grapples with a burgeoning cancer crisis, particularly in blood cancers like Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. Delve into the silent symptoms ...