Leukemia

At UT Southwestern Medical Center, our experts diagnose and treat patients with every type of leukemia (cancer of the blood cells).

Offering the most sophisticated technologies and science-based therapies, our team delivers comprehensive leukemia care that is unmatched in the region.

As the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in North Texas, we deliver the best cancer care available today and push to discover new treatments. NCI designation means we offer patients the ability to participate in the broadest possible range of clinical trials, with access to potential therapies not available at other facilities.

Innovative Treatments

Our patients have access to every effective treatment option, including:

• Molecular therapies that target disease-causing cell mutations
• Stem-cell transplantation that replaces harmful cells with immune cells designed to attack the cancer cells
• Adoptive immunotherapies, which manipulate patients’ or donors’ immune systems to more effectively fight cancer cells
• CAR T-cell therapy for certain types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Access to clinical trials of the most promising new leukemia treatments not yet available to the public
• Only site in Texas chosen for a national Cancer Moonshot clinical trial to find individually tailored approaches to better treat acute myeloid leukemia
• Expertise treating large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia, a rare form of blood cancer

We also offer a range of support services to help patients and families through leukemia treatment and beyond.