BlankLow vitamin D tied to cancer risk in men By David DouglasThu Apr 13, 12:54 PM ET In men, low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with increased...
Med Oncol. 2006;23(1):137-40. Alemtuzumab therapy for severe autoimmune hemolysis in a patient with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Lundin J, Karlsson C,...
Int J Cancer. 2006 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print] The major subtypes of human B-cell lymphomas lack mutations in BCL-2 family member BAD. Schmitz R, Thomas RK,...
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2006 Mar;6(5):407-9. Fatal interstitial pneumonitis* related to rituximab-containing regimen. Herishanu Y, Polliack A, Leider-Trejo L,...
Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2006 Apr;14(2):301-3. Related Articles, Links [Early effect of amifostine* in treating aged patients with idiopathic...
[Pro-inflammatory factors linked to fatigue. Could this be a factor in fatigue in CLL?] Immune systems in breast cancer survivors who suffer from fatigue fail...
More careful 'aiming' of CT cuts down on radiation without compromising image quality In most cases, longer localizer radiographs and the extra images acquired...
While the modern era of leukemia chemotherapy began recently, the origins of leukemia treatment have been recorded in ancient documents. Regarding therapy,...
Published online: 28 April 2006; | doi:10.1038/news060424-14 Scientists investigate gene-therapy death Indirect side effects of therapeutic trials may have led...
BlankClinical Breakthroughs: New Data From the 97th Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research Lee Rosen, MD Dasatinib in Resistant CML Chronic...
Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online May 2, 2006 Submitted December 7, 2005 Accepted April 2, 2006 Characterization of the TCL-1 transgenic mouse as...
T Cell 'brakes' Lost During Human Evolution 5/1/2006 Source: University of California - San Diego A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune...
[If you are squemish, don't read the part about 'clean' underwear near the end of the article.] Fear the Phone, not the doorknob, US Germ Expert Says By Maggie...
[Although this article does not refer to CLL, the process sounds interesting, and illuminates another type of programmed cell death.] Targeted Virus Compels...
[Not sure if much CLL research would be affected by this, but it's a step in the right direction. I haven't read the bill, so I don't know if NIH-funded...
[Note: Study funded by makers of Prevacid.] To avoid stomach upset in arthritis patients, drug combination more effective UCLA/VA researchers found that for...
[From USA Today] Net writing new chapter for science journals While the Internet is certainly affecting how the mainstream media works, there's another area...
Blood, 15 May 2006, Vol. 107, No. 10, pp. 3815-3816. NEOPLASIA p53 activation comes to the rescue in CLL Neil E. Kay MAYO CLINIC In this issue, Secchiero and...
Shelved cancer drug revival plan Many drugs are never fully examined A cancer charity has unveiled plans to revive research into promising drugs whose...
[Apropos as CLL is most definitely a rare disease.] LIFE SCIENCES: BIOTECH '83 law called big boost for rare-disease drugs By Diedtra Henderson, Globe Staff |...
Anemia Increases Risk of Mortality and Decline in Function and Cognition NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 26 - Anemia is more common in elderly black subjects...
BlankMay 5, 2006 Lilly Loses Patent Case to Ariad By ANDREW POLLACK A federal jury in a closely watched lawsuit ruled yesterday that Eli Lilly & Company had...
Right place, right time from Nature Reviews Immunology Lucy Bird The delivery of biological therapy to the right place at the right time is a key aim for the...
A Painless Donation, an Enduring Lifeline By JANE E. BRODY Published: May 2, 2006 Martin Mark, 33, who came to the United States from Uganda 11 years ago to...
Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete By Gwen Ericson April 18, 2006 -- The results of a new study at Washington University School...
[I was a regular viewer when his show was on PBS. Sad news. Another victim of a blood cancer. How many more of us will die of these diseases?] Named by...