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The use of epigenetics in the treatment of leukaemia

EHA 2010

10 - 13 Jun 2010

Published: 3 Aug 2010

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Dr Stephen Baylin, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, USA

Dr Stephen Baylin speaks at an EHA 2010 press conference about the use of epigenetics to treat cancer. Dr Baylin explains what epigenetics is, talks about some epigenetic drugs that have been successful in treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and explains how administering these drugs at a lower dose can reduce the associated side effects while maintaining efficacy.

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