Canadian and Australian scientists develop new method to combat leukemia

Canadian and Australian scientists develop new method to combat leukemia
A new method for combating leukemia developing Canadian and Australian experts. They were able to create artificial antibodies that destroy the specific protein - C-D-123, part of the membranes cancerous stem cells.

This method may prove to be very promising, since the previous stage of research, this group of scientists has shown that cancerous stem cells are not amenable to chemotherapy. In addition, as reported by researchers in the latest issue of the journal Cell and Stem Cells ", new antibodies do not have a negative impact on" normal "blood cells.

From a Canadian research team led by Senior Research Fellow Cancer Institute, Ontario, John Dick, with an Australian - Adjunct Professor, Institute of Pediatric Oncology Richard Locke. Now, after the pilot phase, scientists are ready to test the effectiveness and safety of a new method in clinics.