A new type of CAR-T therapy that targets the protein CD22 helped achieve remission in nearly 60 percent of leukemia patients who had failed or relapsed on other treatments, according to a paper published in Nature Medicine.
Eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during antibiotic treatment, according to a study led by researchers at City of Hope. The study followed patients with blood cancer who were going through an intensive treatment called allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. This population is at particularly high risk for severe gut microbiome disruption and associated side effects.
