Mixed phenotype acute leukemia has qualities of both lymphoid and myeloid leukemias. These mixed qualities make it very difficult to diagnose and treat. The outlook for people with this type of ...

Leukemia is a type of cancer that starts in immature blood cells in the bone marrow. Doctors typically use blood tests alongside other medical tools to diagnose leukemia. Most leukemias begin in cells ...

Acute undifferentiated leukemia is a very rare type of aggressive leukemia — a type of cancer. It’s a very serious condition because researchers don’t know much about it. Leukemia is a type of cancer ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) starts in bone marrow, the soft inner part of your bones. There are some key differences that set CLL apart from other types of leukemia, such as ALL (acute ...

Doctors determine the stage of leukemia by evaluating factors such as the number of leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow, the spread of leukemia to other parts of the body, and the person’s ...

September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month. An estimated 1,629,474 people in the United States (US) are living with or in remission from leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes ...

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming tissues that often develops in the bone marrow. It affects cells that develop into ...

The FDA approved a drug made by Kura Oncology to treat patients with a certain type of genetically altered leukemia.

Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs for treating prostate cancer may also be effective against acute ...

Researchers used various sequencing technologies to explore the molecular characteristics of myeloid/natural killer cell precursor acute leukemia (MNKPL). They observed activation of the NOTCH1 and ...

For some leukemia patients who have had trouble responding to certain types of cancer therapies, there may still be hope for an effective and possibly permanent treatment. Revumenib is an experimental ...