New Targeted Therapy Finds and Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells

New Targeted Therapy Finds and Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells

New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. The study, published by Cell Press in the July 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, describes exciting preclinical studies in which a new therapeutic approach selectively attacks human cancer cells grown in the lab and in animal models of leukemia.

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