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2 articles matching "Chronic myeloid leukemia"

Clinical trialUNITERAREApr 5

New Recruiting Trial: Autologous T Cells Transduced With Retroviral Vectors Expressing TCRs for Participant-specific Neoantigens in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Researchers are testing a new cancer treatment that takes a patient's own immune cells, modifies them in a lab to recognize and attack their specific cancer, and then puts them back into the body. This Phase 1 trial is for people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. The treatment is personalized—each patient's cells are customized based on their individual cancer's unique mutations.

WHY IT MATTERSThis trial offers patients with hematologic malignancies access to a cutting-edge personalized immunotherapy that targets their cancer's unique mutations, potentially offering a new treatment option for those who may have limited alternatives.
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ResearchPUBMEDMar 26

[New ways in interdisciplinarity: internal medicine meets human genetics : When frequent conditions become rare and rare conditions become frequent].

Doctors are learning that common diseases are actually made up of many different rare subtypes when scientists look at their genetic makeup. By understanding the specific genetic changes in each person's disease, doctors can create targeted treatments that work better. This article uses chronic myeloid leukemia as an example—a treatment that targets one specific genetic change has turned a deadly disease into one people can live with for decades.

WHY IT MATTERSIf you have been diagnosed with a common cancer or disease, genetic testing may reveal you have a rare molecular subtype that qualifies you for a precision medicine treatment not available to patients with other genetic variations of the same disease.
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