Researchers from Adelaide University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute have found that the targeted drug asciminib suppresses the cancer-driving protein in chronic myeloid leukaemia more effectively than imatinib and nilotinib. Within one week, asciminib showed substantially stronger suppression than these existing treatments. The researchers say the findings could help doctors assess treatment response earlier. The study was published in the journal Leukemia. The researchers note that individual responses may vary and further clinical assessment remains important.
Local small business owner and father of two Grant Brisbin set off from his front door in Woy Woy on Tuesday, October 27. He has begun a multi-day endurance run to Canberra in support of the Leukaemia Foundation.
Perth mother Pamela Campbell moved a full room to tears at Saturday's Telethon breakfast event by sharing the story of her son Callum. Diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukaemia at two, Callum spent 350 nights in hospital before he died in June 2021. Ms Campbell said she wants bereaved families to be remembered and supported. The event also featured Home and Away cast members, who hugged Ms Campbell after she revealed the show helped her family through hospital nights. Telethon 2026 will be broadcast live from RAC Arena on Channel 7 and 7plus from 7pm.
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Four-year-old Maxi Catania is in remission after a nine-month battle with an aggressive form of leukaemia. Her mother, Jana Catania, said the treatment was gruelling. On Tuesday, the WA government and Channel 7 Telethon Trust announced more than $4 million for seven child health research projects. One project, led by Dr Sebastien Malinge at the University of Western Australia, is developing immunotherapy aimed at making treatment less toxic. Ms Catania credited Telethon and Perth's PCH for her daughter's care.
Eleven-year-old Oli Roberts has seen snow for the first time, a wish granted by Make-A-Wish Australia and Telethon. Oli was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at two-and-a-half years old and spent three and a half years on chemotherapy. His family travelled from Busselton to Mount Hotham in Victoria, where the children played in the snow and Oli tried snowboarding. Oli reached five years since finishing treatment on June 13 this year and is officially cured, his mother says.
