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Researchers identify cells that make relapse inevitable in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
11-09-2006 · EurekAlert!Scientists in Australia have discovered that in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) there are "good" and "evil" clones of the same type of ALL cell. The "evil" cells are clones that have a pre-existing resistance to drugs used for treating ALL, and their presence in a patient means that person will inevitably relapse after chemotherapy, according to research presented at the 18th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.
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