Research: New & Noteworthy

Pictured: Robert Motzer
New Drug Shows Promise for Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer

Results of an international study indicate that the investigational drug tivozanib is more effective and better tolerated than a currently approved therapy in delaying cancer growth.

Pictured: Robert Motzer
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New Technique for Imaging Brain Tumors Could Allow More Accurate Surgical Removal

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that enables specific and accurate labeling of brain tumor tissue in mice. If proven effective in patients, the method could make complete surgical removal of brain tumors more feasible.

Pictured: Moritz Kircher
Pictured: Jedd Wolchok
Rare Medical Phenomenon: Melanoma Patient’s Tumors Disappear throughout the Body after Radiation of One Tumor

Findings from a multidisciplinary research team led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering medical oncologist and immunologist Jedd Wolchok could help shed light on the immune system’s role in fighting cancer.

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Pictured: Ross Levine
Genetic Profiling Could Help Doctors Make More-Accurate Leukemia Prognoses

Researchers have identified a set of genetic abnormalities that can enhance prognostic accuracy and aid treatment selection for people with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

Pictured: Ross Levine
Pictured: Nai-Kong Cheung
Researchers Find Gene Mutations Linked to Age at Neuroblastoma Diagnosis

In a large-scale genome sequencing study, researchers have discovered mutations in neuroblastoma tumors that could aid the development of diagnostic tests and therapies.

Pictured: Nai-Kong Cheung
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3D Shape of an Ion Channel Revealed

Structural biologist Stephen Long talks about how his team used x-ray crystallography to discover the structure of an ion channel called K2P1.

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Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Kornelia Polyak & Victor Velculescu
Paul Marks Prize Honors Young Investigators for Promising Cancer Research

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center feted three gifted young investigators for their insightful contributions to cancer research in a public symposium on December 1, 2011.

Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Kornelia Polyak & Victor Velculescu
Pictured: Ann Zauber
Study Finds Colonoscopy Prevents Deaths from Colon Cancer

For the first time, a new study has shown that removing polyps by colonoscopy not only prevents colorectal cancer from developing, but also prevents deaths from the disease.

Pictured: Ann Zauber
Pictured: Timothy Chan
Studies Show How Certain Gene Mutations May Promote Cancer

Two Memorial Sloan-Kettering studies provide new clues about genetic mutations that affect cell behavior and play a role in several types of cancer.

Pictured: Timothy Chan
Pictured: Marc Ladanyi & Laetitia Borsu
Genetic Study Identifies Mutations in Pediatric Cancers

Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers have performed the first large-scale genetic analysis of several pediatric cancers, identifying mutations and potential targets for therapies to treat the cancers.

Pictured: Marc Ladanyi & Laetitia Borsu