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In the News
New Medical Strides against Prostate Cancer
By Media Staff  |  Friday, February 3, 2012

The success of an experimental prostate cancer treatment is an example of how academic research centers are playing a larger role in drug development, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Drug Discovery; Targeted Therapy; Prostate Cancer; Research
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In the Clinic
New Strategy Shows Promise for Treating Nasopharyngeal Cancer
By Eva Kiesler, PhD, Science Writer/Editor  |  Monday, December 19, 2011

People with cancer of the nasopharynx, an area behind the nose, may benefit from a new combination therapy, according to an international study led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering radiation oncologist Nancy Y. Lee.

Cancer Care; Targeted Therapy; Head & Neck Cancers; Research
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In the Lab
Researchers Discover Why New Melanoma Drug Stops Working
By Media Staff  |  Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering has identified a previously unknown mechanism of resistance to the newly approved melanoma drug vemurafenib.

Drug Discovery; Targeted Therapy; Melanoma; Research

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