Latest Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia News

  • June 13, 2008
    Hair dye may boost lymphoma risk: study
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that use of hair dye may increase the risk of certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer involving the lymph nodes.

  • March 21, 2008
    Cephalon wins U.S. approval for leukemia drug
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cephalon Inc won U.S. approval to sell a chemotherapy drug to treat patients with a slow-growing type of leukemia, the company said on Thursday.

  • December 10, 2007
    Experimental drug works in type of leukemia
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cephalon Inc's experimental cancer drug Treanda was significantly more effective than a common chemotherapy agent in helping patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who had not received prior treatment achieve remission, according to a late-stage study.

  • October 31, 2007
    Loss of viral control tied to lymphoma risk
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who have abnormal reactive blood patterns when exposed to Epstein-Barr virus appear to have an increased risk of lymphoma, according to European researchers.