New biomarker may predict leukemia aggressiveness
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 14:49
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have evidence of a potential new biomarker to predict the aggressiveness of an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia. They found that high levels of a particular enzyme in the blood are an indicator that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) - the most common form of adult leukemia - will be aggressive and in need of immediate treatment.