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News: May 28, 2012
FDA Moves to Head Off Shortages of 2 Cancer Drugs
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday what it called a series of steps to ensure the continued availability of vital cancer drugs that have been in dangerously short supply. One of the drugs, ...
FDA Thinks Shortage of Cancer Drug for Kids Can Be Averted
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic that a feared shortage of a life-saving drug used to treat a form of childhood leukemia will be averted. The drug, methotrexa...
Stem Cell, Bone Marrow Transplants Both Benefit Leukemia Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term survival rates are similar for leukemia patients who've had either peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) or bone marrow transplants, a new European study says. The study began with 329 leukemia patients who...
Treating Childhood Leukemia With Fewer Side Effects
THURSDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to the treatment regimen of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia improves survival rates and reduces the incidence of the cancer recurring, a new Dutch study show...
For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip
WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation to the brain isn't necessary for most children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, new research has found. In fact, doctors from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that child...
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in leukemia cells predicts which children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are more likely to relapse. The discovery, reported online Jan. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine, might lead to te...
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