How DNA Testing Could Change How Doctors Treat a Blood Cancer
Chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, is a blood cancer that's defined by a specific genetic change. Doctors have been using drugs that target this change, called tyrosine kinase inhibitors, to treat CML. These drugs have been a game-changer, but some patients don't respond well and their condition worsens. Now, scientists are looking deeper into the DNA of CML cells. Th...