来自Adelaide University(阿德莱德大学)和South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute(南澳大利亚健康与医学研究所)的研究人员发现,靶向药物asciminib对慢性粒细胞白血病中驱动癌症的蛋白质的抑制效果,优于imatinib和nilotinib。在一周内,asciminib的抑制作用明显强于这些现有疗法。研究人员表示,这些发现可能有助于医生更早评估治疗反应。该研究发表在Leukemia(白血病)期刊上。研究人员指出,个体反应可能存在差异,进一步的临床评估仍然十分重要。
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.
四岁的Maxi Catania经过九个月与侵袭性白血病的抗争,目前已处于缓解期。她的母亲Jana Catania表示,治疗过程非常艰辛。周二,西澳州政府与Channel 7 Telethon Trust(第7频道Telethon慈善基金)宣布,将为七个儿童健康研究项目提供超过400万澳元资金。其中一个由西澳大学(University of Western Australia)的Sebastien Malinge博士领导的项目,正在研发免疫疗法,旨在降低治疗的毒副作用。Catania女士将女儿的治疗归功于Telethon(Telethon慈善基金)和珀斯的PCH(PCH医院)。
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.