Biogen Idec has a new drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which causes 20% of leukemia deaths.

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Some leukemias, such as acute lymphocytic leukemia in children, have very high cure rates.

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In 1999, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, for which there is no cure.

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She serves on the board of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Global Research Foundation at the M.

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The deal includes Marqibo, which Hana says has shown promise in non-Hodgkins lymphoma and acute lymphocytic leukemia.

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His own work with a similar technique has shown promise in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in ALL in children.

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If we look at the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Consortium webpage, we can see a few more interesting things.

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The final study looked at a new class of drugs called PI3K delta inhibitors, being tested in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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"This has the potential to increase the number of people who would be cured, " said Carl June, a cancer researcher at the University of Pennsylvania whose own work with a similar technique has shown promise in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in ALL in children.

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