October 13, 2025
Tag: acute lymphoblastic leukemia
April 26, 2022
Nanotechnology offers lower cost, high accuracy approach to diagnosing leukemias in low resource countries
A newer, less expensive nanotechnology may make it possible to more accurately diagnose children with acute leukemia in lower income countries, according to findings by Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, and colleagues.
February 10, 2022
Inside Carolina: Full Circle: The Reece Holbrook Story
March 21, 2021
Early phase study finds combination therapy effective against difficult to treat leukemia and lymphoma
Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, and colleagues published findings from a study that found pairing venetoclax with low-dose navitoclax and chemotherapy had promising efficacy in patients with difficult to treat leukemia and lymphoma.
March 4, 2021
Engineered safety switch curbs severe side effects of CAR-T immunotherapy
As part of a study led by Matthew Foster, MD, the advance was seen in a patient enrolled in a clinical trial using CAR-T to treat refractory acute B-cell leukemia.
November 5, 2019
NCI awards $1.68M grant to James to study gene important to childhood cancers
The NCI has awarded more than $1.68 million across five years to UNC Lineberger’s Lindsey James, PhD, to study a gene that can control how other genes are expressed in cells, and when dysregulated, can lead to cancer.