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Leukemia in ChildrenCaring for Children with Cancer
The types of cancers that develop in children are often different from the types that develop in adults. Even when kids have a cancer type that adults get too, it is often treated differently.
Baby Born With Leukemia Now an Active 4-Year-Old
Erjona Belba had had a normal pregnancy and delivery, so she was shocked when baby Melissa was born with blue bruises all over her body and a fever of 104 degrees.
Childhood Leukemia Survivor Now a Happy, Active 4th-Grader
Childhood leukemia survivor Maddie Stanton describes herself as a “mainly regular” kid. “I feel good,” she says. Her mother, Denise, says, “We feel lucky every day to be able to have Maddie enjoying life, and being happy, and living.”
The Current and Future Promise of Immunotherapy for Childhood Cancers
Immunotherapy offers hope to children with cancer who don't respond to standard treatments. The new drug, Kymriah, is likely only the first to use CAR T-cell therapy, which helps immune cells identify cancer cells and kill them.
FDA Approves Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for adults and children with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
FDA Approves CAR T-cell Therapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for certain children, adolescents, and young adults with a form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Childhood Leukemia Survivor Finds Beauty in Life
Sophia Anagnostou appreciates the big things in life. That includes doctors and nurses who take care of her at Texas Children’s Hospital, family and friends who love her, and the ability to go to school.
Childhood Cancer Survivor Lends a Hand – and a Voice – to Others
In the fall of 1994, 3-year-old Daniel Patton had been in and out of the doctor’s office for three straight weeks. He had acute lymphocytic leukemia, and needed to start treatment immediately.