Scientists at St. Jude sequenced more samples of the most common childhood cancer than ever before to fully characterize the potential mutations driving disease.
Tag: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL
Partnership with China prompts change in care for high-risk type of leukemia
Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Chinese Children’s Cancer Group led the first randomized, Phase III clinical trial comparing targeted therapies for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) driven by the Philadelphia chromosome. Results showed that the drug dasatinib provides more benefit than the standard of care, which led to changes in the way this leukemia is treated. The findings were reported today in JAMA Oncology.