Indicator That Warns Leukemia Is Progressing To More Dangerous Form Uncovered By Scientists

Scientists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, Stanford University School of Medicine and other centers have identified a mechanism by which a chronic form of leukemia can progress into a deadlier stage of the disease. The findings may provide physicians with an indicator of when this type of cancer - chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) - is progressing, enabling them to make more accurate prognoses for the disease and improved treatment choices.

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Filed under: Lymphoma / Leukemia on February 20th, 2009