Firefly Genes Allow Testing Of New Therapy Against Lymphoma

Researchers here have figured out a way to use a firefly gene to let them see just how effective a new drug combination actually is against some forms of cancer and their serious complications. The new study looked at ATLL, adult T-cell lymphoma and leukemia, a form of cancer where it is particularly hard to gauge the disease’s progress, and where the patients’ prognosis is generally poor. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Clinical Trials on December 20th, 2007