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Scientists claim leukaemia treatment breakthrough

(The Scotsman 03/11/2009)

SCIENTISTS have discovered a new drug which they claim is able to kill leukaemia, it was revealed yesterday. Researchers maintain that the drug, called PBOX-15, can even destroy the cancerous cells in adult patients with a poor prognosis and who have shown resistance to other treatments. The groundbreaking study was carried out by academics at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), in partnership with University of Sienna, Italy. Professor Mark Lawler, of TCD's school of medicine, said it could be another three to five years before the drug is used as a life-saving treatment.