Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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Background information on Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells. It is the most commonly diagnosed type of adult leukemia, and is rare among children.

These malignant cells called myeloblasts fail to mature into the different types of blood cells, a process called differentiation. If differentiation does not occur, the myeloblasts accumulate and overtake the number of healthy blood cells, spreading into the bloodstream and other vital organs. The lack of healthy blood cells results in symptoms such as anaemia and abnormal bruising.

Myeloid leukemias are characterized as "acute" or "chronic" based on how quickly they progress if not treated. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is often without symptoms and can remain dormant for years before transforming into a blast crisis, which is markedly similar to AML.
News Articles on Acute Myelogenous Leukemia



DBU president’s leukemia in remission  -  26 Mar 2008
Dallas Baptist Standard,Cook was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia during his annual physical Oct. 12, 2007. He was immediately hospitalized at Baylor Medical Center,

Stem-cell therapy aids mom with leukemia  -  26 Mar 2008
Jackson Sun,...her son and daughter after treatment in early February at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville for acute myelogenous leukemia.

Cancer Researchers at Manhattan-based St. Vincent’s Comprehensive ...  -  26 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),Of those diagnosed, one-third develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Cure rates for AML range from 20 – 45% in clinical trials, although these results

Vion Pharmaceuticals Receives Nasdaq Notice  -  26 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...evaluated in a Phase II pivotal trial as a single agent in elderly patients with previously untreated de novo poor-risk acute myelogenous leukemia.

Pregnant Women Exposed to Pesticides May Up Leukemia Risk in Children  -  Mar 25, 2008
Fashion Monitor Toronto,Leukemia describes a family of diseases with at least four different types of bone marrow cell invaders: acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic

Function Of Molecular Switch Pinpointed In Severe Congenital ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Besides being prone to infection or acute myelogenous leukemia, children with SCN can contract the bone marrow disorder, myelodysplasia, in which patients

MethylGene Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results  -  Mar 7, 2008
FOXBusinessThe 90mg dose will be used for our upcoming Phase II trial in acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome patients (Trial 013).

Folks will shave heads to support fundraiser  -  Mar 12, 2008
Times Herald-Record,Megan Maureen Dunn died at age 7 of acute myelogenous leukemia. Her cousin, Robbie Roberts of Walden, is organizing a fundraiser in her memory.

HELPING OUT: Student organizes bone marrow drive  -  Mar 24, 2008
Ridgefield Press,The “crazy disease� Lisa Gershowitz Flynn has is acute myelogenous leukemia. Six weeks of intensive chemotherapy didn’t put her into full remission,

Children's tracks leukemia genes  -  Mar 7, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer,The bone marrow disease is rare and often fatal, Grimes said, but more than a third of children who survive it go on to develop acute myelogenous leukemia.

InvestBio Portfolio Company Presents Phase I/II Trial Results of ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Earthtimes,TVC is now conducting a Pivotal Phase III clinical trial with the vaccine to treat acute myelogenous leukemia. The PR1 vaccine was developed by Jeffrey

Rihanna 'Honored' to be Part of Leukemia Miracle  -  Mar 13, 2008
People Magazine...and Flynn, 41, who learned she has an aggressive form of cancer called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia the day after Thanksgiving, quickly found a donor.

Rihanna helps Leukemia sufferer find a donor  -  Feb 24, 2008
Trend News Agency,...donor for Lisa Gershowitz Flynn, who is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and may have just a month to live.

ChemGenex Launches Multi-Site Omacetaxine Clinical Trial in AML ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of white blood cells, characterized by the rapid

Singer Rihanna Feels "Honored" To Help Leukemia Patient  -  Mar 17, 2008
AHNThe 41-year-old New York lawyer was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow last November,

Roseburg infant battles leukemia  -  Mar 16, 2008
The News-Review,After several days of tests, doctors determined that Adam had acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

Cephalon Could Turn Tide If Cancer Drug Is Approved  -  Mar 19, 2008
Wall Street JournalIt also sells Trisenox, a treatment for a small subtype of acute myelogenous leukemia, and Vivitrol, used to treat alcohol dependence, though it doesn't

Register to save a life  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Chronicle West End Edition,That is because he suffers from acute myelogenous leukemia, and a condition known as monosomy 7. "It damages your chromosomes and increases the chances of

Flip side of a Polytrack Derby prep - Horse Racing  -  Mar 20, 2008
ESPNVitek has been hospitalized in Jewish Hospital in Louisville since being found to have acute myelogenous leukemia. The 34-year-old Texas native,

People Plus  -  Mar 9, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Lisa Gershowitz Flynn, a 41-year-old lawyer and mother of two small children, was diagnosed in November 2007 with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing

... Go to the Article  -  Mar 3, 2008
CancerWiseT lymphocytes are produced that selectively kill three types of leukemia: MDS, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Rihanna's efforts help find life-saving donor  -  Mar 8, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Flynn, 41, a lawyer and mother of two small children, was diagnosed in November 2007 with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and

Estate claims leukemia death caused by benzene  -  Mar 11, 2008
St. Clair Record,Court claiming his benzene exposure caused him to develop myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia which led to his death on Jan 17.

RIHANNA'S PLEA PAYS OFF FOR LEUKEMIA PAT...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Eurweb.com,Flynn was diagnosed in November 2007 with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. People.com said last month that

Rihanna honoured by Barbados  -  Feb 25, 2008
entertainment.oneindia.in,The 41-year-old mother of Michael, 5, and Alexandra, 3, learned she has an aggressive form of cancer called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia the day after

FDA approves Cephalon cancer drug  -  Mar 21, 2008
Chester DailyLocal.com,Cephalon oncology already markets Trisenox, a treatment for a small subtype of acute myelogenous leukemia. In Europe, Cephalon markets three additional

Benefit set Saturday for North Hopkins girl, 8, battling leukemia  -  Mar 1, 2008
News Telegram,She was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, the cancer of the blood-forming tissue within bone marrow and the second most common form of

Author : The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  -  Feb 26, 2008
Earthtimes,...non- Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Family of metal worker sues refineries for benzene exposure more ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Southeast Texas Record,...such emissions could have been substantially reduced, thereby reducing the resulting injuries, damages, and the disease, acute myelogenous leukemia.

R&B Singer Stepping Up For Leukemia Patient  -  Feb 26, 2008
Fashion.ie,She was diagnosed in November with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Doctors have told her she has four to six

Geron Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2007 Financial ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Initiated clinical trial of GRNVAC1 in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in complete remission. The primary objective of this new Phase II

McNair students join classmate’s fight with cancer  -  Mar 6, 2008
Northwest Arkansas Times,Stine said there have been more inroads with ALL than with another form of childhood leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia. There are effor ts to improve the

Family grateful for hefty donation to Children’s Mercy  -  Mar 12, 2008
Neosho Daily News,Bethany was born with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). “This would require them to be moved frequently if a patient with cancer needed to be admitted to

A Story With A Happy Ending  -  Mar 11, 2008
Arlington Connection,Greene, a graduate of Wooton High School in Rockville, Md., needed the transplant after she was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, the disease that

The Winchester Star  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Winchester Star,In a phone interview from McKenzie’s bedside, her mother, Amy Rice, said the girl has acute myelogenous leukemia. AML is a fast-growing type of leukemia

Grandson's cancer spurs fundraising effort  -  Mar 19, 2008
Albany Times Union,Just before Tanner's third birthday, he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow, which developed

Benefit planned for ailing jockey Vitek  -  Mar 11, 2008
Thoroughbred Times,Vitek, who will turn 35 on March 28, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia in mid-February and has been undergoing treatment at Jewish Hospital in

Honoring bluesman with blues  -  Mar 20, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,19, 11 days after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. He was 68. Ely will be honored from 1

... Go to the Article  -  Mar 3, 2008
CancerWiseMDS progresses to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in 10% of patients. Garcia-Manero and his colleagues developed the new scoring system by examining

A cut above the rest  -  Mar 7, 2008
Norman Transcript,13 with acute myelogenous leukemia. According to the American Cancer Society, AML is a form of cancer that originates in the bone marrow and can progress

Avalon Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Presentation of preliminary results from the AVN944 Phase I trial in adult Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) patients that showed AVN944 is well tolerated in

Be a hero - save a life with blood  -  Feb 26, 2008
Pensacola News Journal,...charge this month to help one of their students, Sarah Norman, who was recently diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, a form of blood cancer.

Dinner and auction set to benefit ailing Vitek  -  Mar 14, 2008
Daily Racing Form (subscription),17 after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. After undergoing about a week of chemotherapy treatments, Vitek, 34, has recently undergone a

Benefit Concert for Conguero Norman Hedman Planned for New York  -  Mar 18, 2008
JazzTimes MagazineThe event honors master conguero and percussionist Norman Hedman, who was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

TV star in doghouse no longer  -  Feb 26, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Flynn, a 41-year-old mother of two, was diagnosed in November with acute myelogenous leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

Rhythm Relief: A Benefit Concert for Norman Hedman  -  Mar 17, 2008
All About Jazz,It was during this time that he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Currently, Hedman is undergoing medical treatment.

Norman church lends support to ailing teen [5 mins ago]  -  Mar 11, 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),Michael Hudson, 15, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Members of the church were shocked when they heard the news of their friend's illness.

Fludarabine, Mitoxantrone and Zevalin(R) Produces 96% Complete ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Myelodysplasia or acute myelogenous leukemia was observed in 2 percent of patients (8 to 34 months after treatment). Zevalin should only be used by health

OSU Coaches vs. Cancer Campaign Honors Survivors  -  Feb 27, 2008
Oklahoma State Athletics,Beau was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) in February 2007, at the age of six. After five rounds of chemo, countless tests, and hospital

Arizona RN Saves a Life by Becoming a Patient  -  Mar 10, 2008
Nurse.com,...a possible match for a 60-year old woman with a form of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that indicated pre-cancer cells for acute myelogenous leukemia.



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