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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autologous stem cell transplantation

Health care; Leukemia

A technique used to delay the progression of certain blood cancers. The autologous transplantation process takes place after the patient achieves a complete response (remission), or a good partial ...

cryopreservation

Health care; Leukemia

A technique used to keep frozen cells intact and functional for many years. Blood or marrow cells, including stem cells, can be stored for very long periods and remain functional if they are ...

idiopathic

Health care; Leukemia

A term applied to a disease for which the cause is unknown.

myelofibrosis

Health care; Leukemia

A term that means the prominent replacement of the marrow by fibrous tissue. Fibrous tissue is composed of fibroblasts and the fibers they make, such as collagen. The disease idiopathic myelofibrosis ...

transformation

Health care; Leukemia

A term to describe either the change of a normal cell into a cancer cell, or the acceleration of disease in chronic myelogenous leukemia from the chronic to a more acute phase characterized by the ...

lymphoblastic

Health care; Leukemia

A term used to describe a type of blood cell disease caused by young or immature lymphocytes or "lymphoblasts". An example is acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is characterized by the presence of ...

cluster designation (CD)

Health care; Leukemia

A term used with a number to identify a specific molecule on the surface of an immune cell. It is commonly used in its abbreviated form, for example, "CD20" (the target of the monoclonal antibody ...