Leukemia

Leukemia

The prevention and treatment of leukemia -- cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease is characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.

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Leukemia

A portion or fraction of the proteins that are in plasma. The three major groups of globulins are called "alpha," "beta," or "gamma" globulins. Gamma globulins are sometimes referred to as "immune ...

extracorporeal photopheresis

Health care; Leukemia

A procedure being studied to treat steroid-refractory graft versus host disease (GVHD). The procedure involves a series of treatments. Blood is removed through a vein, then white cells are isolated ...

biopsy

Health care; Leukemia

A procedure to obtain tissue for diagnosis of an apparent abnormality. In many cases, a special needle can be used to obtain the tissue. In some cases, a larger piece of tissue may be removed ...

lumbar puncture

Health care; Leukemia

A procedure to remove spinal fluid from the space surrounding the spinal cord or to administer anticancer drugs to either prevent or treat leukemia or lymphoma of the coverings of the central nervous ...

T lymphocyte depletion

Health care; Leukemia

A process to decrease the immune cells in a stem cell sample. These cells can cause graft versus host disease. Usually antibodies against T-lymphocytes are used to draw them out of the stem cell ...

acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

Health care; Leukemia

A progressive cancer that starts by the malignant transformation of an immature cell in the bone marrow. This affected cell usually is a primitive multipotential cell, meaning that its normal ...

acute leukemia

Health care; Leukemia

A rapidly progressive malignant disease of the bone marrow and blood that results in the accumulation of immature, functionless cells called blast T-cells in the marrow and blood. The accumulation of ...