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

The staining of chromosomes with dyes that highlight transverse bands or regions on the chromosome. The bands give the chromosomes more specific features, allowing individual distinctions to be made ...

cytokines

Health care; Leukemia

These are cell-derived chemicals that are secreted by various types of cells and act on other cells to stimulate or inhibit their function. Chemicals derived from lymphocytes are called ...

graft versus leukemia effect

Health care; Leukemia

Transplanted T-lymphocytes not only may attack the recipient's normal tissues (graft versus host T) but may recognize and attack the malignant T-cells in the recipient. This effect was noted when 1) ...

combined modality therapy

Health care; Leukemia

Two or more types of treatment used alternately or at the same time to treat a patient's disease. For example, treating a patient with chemotherapy and involved field radiation therapy is a combined ...

carcinogenesis

Health care; Leukemia

The process by which cancer develops.

human leukocyte antigen (HLA)

Health care; Leukemia

These proteins are on the surface of most tissue cells and give an individual his or her unique tissue type. HLA factors are inherited from mother and father and the greatest chance of having the ...

refractory CLL

Health care; Leukemia

The term used to describe CLL that does not result in a remission (but may be stable) or disease that gets worse within six months of the last treatment.