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Leukemia
An overview of leukemia from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic.

Gene therapy leukemia treatment successful
A report from Canada's CBC News on the results of this groundbreaking study.

'Serial killer' cells can target leukemia, study says
CNN article on Dr. June's study with many related links.

Patient Perspective: 'I was sure the war was on. I was sure CLL cells were dying.'
A patient treated as part of Penn Medicine's CART19 trial using modified T cells to treat his Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia shares his thoughts about participating in the research.

Penn research offers new hope for rare cancer
A detailed and layman-friendly article from the Pennsylvania Inquirer's Philly.com.

Chimeric Antigen Receptor'Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia
One of the original research articles published by Dr. June and colleagues, this on the the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Another was published in Science Translational Medicine journal.

Redirecting T Cells
An accompanying editorial in NEJM, urging caution and additional clinical trials because of possible side effects. "Only with the more widespread clinical use," wrote the editorialists, Dr. Walter Urba and Dr. Dan L. Longo, "will we learn whether the results reported' reflect an authentic advance toward a clinically applicable and effective therapy or yet another promising lead that runs into a barrier that cannot be easily overcome."