By Adrianna Nine May 31, 2023 Credit: ANIRUDH/Unsplash Multiple myeloma, one of the world’s most common blood disorders, has long been considered incurable. This form of cancer impacts plasma cells, crowding out healthy blood cells and spreading to multiple bone marrow sites throughout the body. Although drugs, radiation, and chemotherapy sometimes reduce patients’ symptoms and...
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Promising role for whole genome sequencing in guiding blood cancer treatment
by Washington University School of Medicine A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that whole genome sequencing is at least as accurate and often better than conventional genetic tests that help determine the treatment for blood cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Pictured is a bone marrow...