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Leukemia cells have an impaired ability to get rid of iron. A nanoparticle drug called ferumoxytol delivers additional iron to these cells. The excess iron causes the leukemia cells to die. Ferumoxytol is already approved to treat anemia, so researchers know the drug is safe.
