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CURE’s acute myeloid leukemia page features the latest cancer news and updates on acute myeloid leukemia. Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in acute myeloid leukemia.

MDM2 Inhibitor Shows Promise For Patients With AML

December 24th 2019, 12:00am

Video

New findings show that a wider study is needed for MDM2 inhibitors in treating patients with AML.

Genomic Sequencing Could Individualize Diagnosis, Treatment of Myeloid Cancers

December 10th 2019, 11:00pm

Article

Whole genome sequencing of blood and bone marrow from patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome has revealed previously unknown disease subtypes.

Clinical Trial Data Highlights Stark Socioeconomic Disparities in Survival Rates Among Children with AML

December 8th 2019, 11:00pm

Article

New findings show that the socioeconomic status of children with AML plays a significant and alarming roll in the rate of their overall survival after diagnosis.

African American Patients Unnecessarily Excluded From AML Clinical Trials

December 8th 2019, 9:00pm

Article

Baseline laboratory values for AML clinical trials are setting unnecessary restrictions for kidney function that excludes African American patients with AML when this comorbidity does not impact overall survival.

Living With a Secondary Blood Cancer

September 20th 2019, 5:00pm

Article

Certain oncology treatments can raise the risk of developing yet another cancer.

My Journey Through Acute Myeloid Leukemia With My Friend

August 23rd 2019, 8:00pm

Article

What are the odds that my friend, Michael, would be afflicted with the same rare disease that I had?

Laughing From My Belly: How Humor Helped My Cancer Recovery

August 17th 2019, 10:00pm

Article

Some of the greatest doctors in the world were responsible for my survival and recovery from acute myeloid leukemia…but the Three Stooges, W.C Fields, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and The Marx Brothers played a major role as well.

Friday Frontline: July 12, 2019

July 12th 2019, 9:41pm

Article

From Trump’s executive order regarding drug prices to today’s top performers and athletes, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

Former 'SNL' Comedian Publishes a Children's Book About Supporting Friends Through Illness

June 4th 2019, 5:32pm

Article

In a talk about her new book, Vanessa Bayer explains how leukemia contributed to her comic perspective and sense of empathy.

FDA Panel Recommends Against Quizartinib Approval for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

May 15th 2019, 6:24pm

Article

The Food and Drug Administration’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted against approving a new drug application for quizartinib for adult patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-ITD–positive AML.