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Pictured: Martin Weiser, MD
Clinical Update
Care Bundle Reduces Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Our findings indicate that surgical site infections can be reduced effectively over the long term with a hospital-wide implementation of multidisciplinary best practices.
David Hyman, MD and patient
Clinical Update
MSI Status: Actionable Mutations in Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Sequencing advanced endometrial tumors with the MSK-IMPACT™ assay provides an effective method for detecting microsatellite instability (MSI) and germline cancer predisposition syndromes
Pictured: Michael Zelefsky
Clinical Update
Image-Guided RT Reduces Potential Under-Dosing in High-Risk Prostate Cancer

All radiotherapy treatments for prostate cancer should be accompanied by image-guidance of the prostate position to rule out significant setup errors in fractional delivery.
Howard Scher
Clinical Update
Profiling Prostate Tumors for MSI May Inform Better Treatment Selection

Profiling prostate cancer tumors for microsatellite instability (MSI) status with targeted next-generation sequencing can identify patients who may respond better to PD-1/PD-L1 agents.
James Eastham
Clinical Update
Prostatectomy and RT Combination Yields Favorable Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Men with advanced prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy have a lower risk of cancer-specific death and improved overall survival compared to men treated with radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy.
Elizabeth A. Morris, MD, FACR
Clinical Update
The Emerging Role and Value of Abbreviated Breast MRI

Abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging is a cost-effective screening tool that should be made available to patients with an average lifetime risk of breast cancer, according to our recent review of protocols.
Doctor in operating room
Clinical Update
Finding a Better Way: Improving the Surgical Paradigm for Ovarian Cancer

Surgical paradigm shifts to achieve complete cytoreduction during primary debulking surgery combined with the use of perioperative epidural anesthesia improve survival outcomes for ovarian cancer patients, our recently published research shows.
Doctor with patient
Clinical Update
Reexamining Surgical Margins in Breast Cancer

Wider negative margins do not improve local control for ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma when they are treated with lumpectomy and radiation therapy, our recent literature review shows.
MSK Colorectal doctors
Sidestepping Rectal Cancer Surgery with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy

Total neoadjuvant therapy is a viable treatment strategy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer and is associated with the potential to sidestep surgical treatment.
stomach illustration
The “Pocket-Creation Method” for Resecting Early-Stage Gastrointestinal Cancers

The “pocket-creation method” is the latest advance in endoscopic submucosal dissection, a technique for the removal of early-stage gastrointestinal cancers, further boosting its superiority over the standard approach of using endoscopic mucosal resection.