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Leukemia in ChildrenChildhood 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.
Caring 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.
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).