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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Caroline Davies and agency

UK-wide drug trial hailed as a ‘milestone’ in leukaemia treatment

Observation of a bone marrow smears (myelogram) for the diagnosis of hematology cancers.
Scientists say the Flair trial could reshape the treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, the most common form of leukaemia in adults. Photograph: Phanie/Sipa Press/Alamy

A groundbreaking UK-wide trial has found a chemotherapy-free approach to treating leukaemia that may lead to better outcomes for some patients, with the results being hailed as a “milestone”.

Led by researchers from Leeds, results from the Flair trial, which took place at 96 cancer centres across the UK, could reshape the way the most common form of leukaemia in adults is treated, scientists said.

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