IMAGES Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): marked leucocytosis with granulocyte left shift. Source: Paulo Mourao, Wikimedia Commons
Microscopic analysis of blood smear stained with May-Grünwald/Giemsa, from a patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Source: Dr Ramon Simon-Lopez, Wikimedia Commons
VIDEOS Dr. Sonali Smith discusses the newest developments in the treatment of CML.
Dr. Jorge Cortes discusses new data on bosutinib, a new tyrosine kinase inhibitor for CML.
The FDA has granted imatinib full approval as an adjuvant treatment following surgical removal of CD117-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors in adult patients. This comes after results from a... More »
The results of the 2-year follow-up of the dasatinib DASISION phase III trial show the continued superiority of the drug compared to imatinib. The results provide further support for treatment of... More »
Hematopoietic malignancies account for 6% to 8% of new cancers diagnosed annually. In the year 2010, an estimated 43,050 new cases of leukemia were diagnosed, and 21,840 deaths were attributable to... More »
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the IV infusion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells designed to establish marrow and immune function in patients with a variety of acquired and... More »
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder resulting from the neoplastic transformation of the primitive hematopoietic stem cell. More »
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of hematologic malignancies of the pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells. These disorders are characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, including... More »
Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune-mediated, blistering, erosive, and painful mucocutaneous disease that is diagnosed almost exclusively in patients with lymphocytic neoplasms. More »
A 63-year-old male was hospitalized following a massive hemorrhage secondary to a motor vehicle accident and subsequent infection of a surgical site. Three weeks post-admittance his WBC demonstrated a... More »
Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic malignancy. The receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), including EGFR, ERBB2, PDGFR, VEGFR and MET, are activated in subsets of ovarian cancer, suggesting that these kinases might represent novel therapeutic targets. However, clinical trials have not or just partially shown benefit to ovarian cancers treated with EGFR, ERBB2, or PDGFR inhibitors. Despite multiple RTK activation in ovarian cancer pathogenesis, it is unclear whether transforming ac
Serum microRNAs have the potential to be valuable biomarkers of cancer. This investigation addresses two issues that impact their utility: a) appropriate normalization controls and b) whether their altered levels persist in patients who are clinically free of the disease.|Serum microRNAs have the potential to be valuable biomarkers of cancer. This investigation addresses two issues that impact their utility: a) appropriate normalization controls and b) whether their altered levels persist in patients who a
The BJC is owned by Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer and to making sure that the best new treatments reach patients in the clinic as quickly as possible. The journal reflects these aims. It was founded more than fifty years ago and, from the start, its far-sighted mission was to encourage communication of the very best cancer research from laboratories and clinics in all countries. The breadth of its coverage, its editorial independenc
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are alternatively activated cells induced by interleukin-4 (IL-4)-releasing CD4+ T cells. TAMs promote breast cancer invasion and metastasis; however, the mechanisms underlying these interactions between macrophages and tumor cells that lead to cancer metastasis remain elusive. Previous studies have found microRNAs (miRNAs) circulating in the peripheral blood and have identified microvesicles, or exosomes, as mediators of cell-cell communication. Therefore, one alternat
Detailed Description:. OBJECTIVES:. Primary. Determine the dose-limiting toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of tipifarnib and bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloidleukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or chronic
Evaluation of the Persistence of the Complete Molecular Remission After Stopping Imatinib ChronicMyeloidLeukemia ( STIM). ... Leukemia. Leukemia, Myeloid. Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive. Chronic Disease. Neoplasms by Histologic Type.
serial number protocol ICSG/CML/022) in patients with Ph+ chronicmyeloidleukemia ( CML) in chronic phase ( CP) previously untreated, at high Sokal risk. ... CML022. Additional relevant MeSH terms:. Leukemia. Leukemia, Myeloid. Leukemia, Myelogenous,
'What They Should Really Teach in Medical School' Julie Schopps, MD , February 6, 2012 The North Carolina-based pediatrician weighs in on why she thinks the real learning doesn't take place until students are out of the classroom.
Improve EHR Systems by Rethinking Medical Billing Daniel Essin, MA, MD, February 6, 2012 Separating billing-related data from other clinical documentation and transmitting it to a billing system is not difficult …no matter how the charting is done.