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Treatments for Leukemia & Lymphoma by Med RX Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Leukemia & Lymphoma: Antibody Therapy Bone Marrow Transplant Chemotherapy Stem Cell Transplantation These are just some of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Leukemia & Lymphoma. You can connect with experts and other people who have Leukemia Read on »

New Treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 11:24pm The FDA has approved Sprycel (dasatinib) for use in the treatment of adults in all phases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including Gleevec. Like Gleevec, Sprycel is very expensive. Gleevec can cost $35,000 dollars a year. The price of Sprycel, an oral medication, varies by dosage but the price Read on »

Ayurveda: No.1 alternative Leukemia treatment. by Vaidyan Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:37am · While leukemia patients are miserably dying in hospitals, please listen to Ayurveda. Probably, Indian Ayurveda is the only science where blood cancers are cured, without side effect. Pediatric leukemia is amazingly faster recovering, only few weeks time for perfect remission - in all varieties of blood cancers. Advanced nations Read on »

Mutations Affect Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Outcomes by nih.gov Posted Mon 22 Nov 2010 1:01pm Researchers have discovered mutations in a particular gene that affects the treatment prognosis for some patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that kills 9,000 Americans annually. The finding may lead to more effective treatments for patients who Read on »

FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 27 Oct 2009 11:03pm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Arzerra (ofatumumab) for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slowly progressing cancer of the blood... with evidence of inactive hepatitis should be monitored for re-activation of the infection during and after completing treatment. Arzerra is manufactured by London-based Read on »

Alternative leukemia/cancer treatment from India: pls research.. by Vaidyan Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:59am · While leukemia and other cancer patients are miserably dying in hospitals, please listen to Ayurveda. Probably, Indian Ayurveda is the only science where cancers are cured, without side effect. Pediatric leukemia is amazingly faster recovering, only few weeks time for perfect remission - in all varieties of blood cancers. Advanced nations Read on »

Treatment Options - Hairy Cell Leukemia(Review) by Greg Gilbert Posted Sun 18 Oct 2009 10:05pm Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) (from OncologyChannel) In the recent past, HCL patients who were symptom-free typically did not receive any treatment for the disease. However, they did undergo routine follow-up exams every few months to monitor leukemia progression and identify any new symptoms.Now oncologists treat almost all newly diagnosed HCL cases Read on »

Treatment Options - Hairy Cell Leukemia(Review) by Greg Gilbert Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:05pm Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) (from OncologyChannel) In the recent past, HCL patients who were symptom-free typically did not receive any treatment for the disease. However, they did undergo routine follow-up exams every few months to monitor leukemia progression and identify any new symptoms. Now oncologists treat almost all newly diagnosed HCL cases Read on »

Trials Point to More Treatment Options for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Cancer.gov Posted Wed 07 Jul 2010 9:00pm Trials Point to More Treatment Options for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, vol. 7/no. 12, June 15, 2010 ( see the current issue ). Short-term results from two phase III clinical trials suggest that patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) may have new options Read on »

B-cell Surface Reactive Antibodies for the Treatment of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by nih.gov Posted Sun 11 Oct 2009 5:00pm Description of Invention: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is a cancer characterized by a progressive accumulation of functionally incompetent... binding to normal B cells, but not to other lymphocytes, was observed. These fully human monoclonal antibodies provide readily available treatment that selectively targets Read on »