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September 14, 2018       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/09/07/israeli-researchers-develop-groundbreaking-leukemia-treatment/

Israeli Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Leukemia Drug

(Israel Hayom) Ran Reznick - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have recently developed a breakthrough drug to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the most aggressive cancers. Professor Yinon Ben-Neriah, who heads the research team, said the new drug "targets many leukemia proteins at once and destroys all of the oncogenes [that have the potential to cause cancer], and activates the tumor suppressor P53 gene." Researchers are trying to expand the drug's use to other cancers, including lymphoma, multiple myeloma, melanoma and colorectal cancer.

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