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Study reveals decisive role of PDK1 enzyme in acute myeloid leukaemia
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Study reveals decisive role of PDK1 enzyme in acute myeloid leukaemia

UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA IMAGE: THE CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH GROUP ON INTEGRATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY, LED BY PROFESSOR MARTA CASCANTE (UB-IBUB). CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) remains harder to treat therapeutically due to the high existing genetic heterogeneity not only between patients but also between the population of subclones of cancer cells within the same person....

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Drug hope for acute myeloid leukemia

A new drug that strips cancer cells of their “immortality” could help to treat patients suffering from one of the most aggressive forms of leukaemia. The drug candidate, called HXR9, works by preventing the cancer cells from sidestepping the natural process that causes unhealthy and damaged cells to die, known as apoptosis. Researchers at the University...