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Group photo in a laboratory including Dr Sarah Diepstraten, Dr Eddie La Marca, Associate Professor Gemma Kelly, Dr Yin Yuan.

Meet the team who have found a potential new treatment for a common type of blood cancer.

The combination of two cancer drugs has shown great potential as a future treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

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L-R: Dr Sarah Diepstraten, Dr Eddie La Marca, Associate Professor Gemma Kelly, Dr Yin Yuan

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Julie Johns

Vladimir Shikov

Meet the team who have found a potential new treatment for a common type of blood cancer.

A collaborative research culture

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Researchers and labs

Megan Dumas

Shraddha Kameshwar

Qingwang Chen

Annie Fang

Sophie Cook

Stephen Zhang

Dolores Arenas

Dr Kathryn Lawlor

Dr Amanda Au

Julie Johns

Vladimir Shikov

Meet the team who have found a potential new treatment for a common type of blood cancer.

A collaborative research culture

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