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Possible cure for leukemia found by Penn State researchers
University of Pennsylvania (Penn State) researchers Sandeep Prahbu and Rober Paulson with interest in Leukaemia studied a compound called D12-PGJ3 derived from fish oil which targeted and killed CML stem cells in mice. It is hoped that this might lead to a cure for the disease as the CML stem cell remains active in most patients despite successful therapy with TK inhibitors.
It is hoped that this might lead to a cure for the disease as the CML stem cell remains active in most patients despite successful therapy with TK inhibitors.
The research team plan to conduct human trials of the fish oil compound in the near future.