HUNTER researchers have found a new way to kill leukaemia cells.
Research out of the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and Hunter Cancer Research Alliance has revealed a new treatment idea for the most aggressive type of blood cancer - acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Associate Professor Nikki Verrills, Dr Matt Dun, and Dr Heather Murray have published their findings in the international blood cancer journal, Leukemia, after using "innovative technologies" to survey all potential treatment targets in patient samples simultaneously.
A quarter of AML patients survive five years past their diagnosis with current treatments.
"This platform provides us with the tools to look beyond genomics, to identify treatment strategies that have long been invisible to clinical teams, exposing the Trojan horse if you will, with the aim of improving treatment and outcomes for the 1000 or so Australian patients diagnosed with AML every year," Dr Dun said.
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