forms of leukemia

Researchers have discovered that methadone, an agent used to break addiction to opioid drugs, has surprising killing power against leukemia cells, including treatment resistant forms of the cancer.

A novel mechanism that can enhance the function of a protein that is frequently impaired in patients with acute forms of leukemia.

The protein, called AML1, plays a critical role in the development of the blood system and in the production of platelets and immune cells.