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Tue 11 Nov 2009New drug may help to combat leukaemia
THE IRISH Cancer Society has welcomed the discovery by Irish clinical scientists of a powerful new drug that can kill leukaemia cells. The drug works better than those currently in use but also seems to leave healthy tissues untouched.
The work was led by Prof Mark Lawler of Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital and included colleagues from here and also from Italy.
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