histopathology from patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
A bone marrow specimen from a patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia.CDC

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Study suggests Terns leukemia drug could be successor to Novartis blockbuster

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Terns Pharmaceuticals reported an update on its targeted leukemia drug that maintained and even boosted high molecular response rates in advanced-stage patients.

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