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Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia - EurekAlert


Recent work by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant B-cell leukemia.

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