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Leukemia Home Page
NCI's gateway for information about leukemia.

Leukemia Trial Results
Provides links to clinical trial results about leukemia.
Treatment
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Check for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Check for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Check for adult acute myeloid leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and other myeloproliferative disorders.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Check for childhood acute myeloid leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Check for chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Check for chronic myelogenous leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of hairy cell leukemia.

Clinical Trials to Treat Hairy Cell Leukemia
Check for hairy cell leukemia treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplant Survivors Face Long-Term Challenges
People who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HCT) and survive for at least two years remain at increased risk of death even 15 years after treatment, reports a study published online August 1, 2007, in Blood.

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.41

Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.2

Biological Therapy
An introduction to biological therapy to help patients prepare to receive it for cancer treatment or managing side effects.

Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about children's cancer centers and health care approaches, including clinical trials for children with cancer. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.21

Targeted Cancer Therapies: Questions and Answers
This NCI fact sheet describes targeted cancer therapies, which are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells) and tumor growth. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.49

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