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Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Suggest a Mechanism for the Triggering of Solid Tumors in Children and Young Adults

A new discovery made by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers and published in the journal <i>Nature Genetics</i>, identifies a mechanism for the triggering of solid tumors — including most types of cancers that affect children and young adults. For more information or to arrange interviews, e-mail Rebecca Williams at [email protected].
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Making a Splash: Researchers Apply Face-Detection Technology to the Study of Genes

Taking a cue from smartphone technology, scientists are using face-recognition algorithms to improve RNA interference.
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In the Lab
New Study Shows How Wayward Chromosomes Get Back on Track

MSK researchers are learning how cells are able to recognize and correct errors that occur during cell division.
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In the Lab
A Cut Above: MSK-Developed Software Makes CRISPR More Precise

A freely accessible software program provides researchers with an easy way to optimize a popular genome-editing tool.
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Q&A
Q & A: MSK Leads the Way in Treating Head and Neck Cancers

Learn how MSK specialists treat head and neck cancers using the most innovative approaches.
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In the Clinic
Pumped Up: Implanted Chemotherapy Device Improves Survival when Colorectal Cancer Spreads to the Liver

A retrospective study from MSK has found that colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases live an average of two years longer when they receive an additional treatment called hepatic arterial infusion (HAI).
James Eastham, Chief of the Urology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering
In the Clinic
MSK Expert Explains New Prostate Cancer Screening Guideline

MSK surgeon James Eastham explains the pros and cons of PSA testing and weighs in on a new US Preventive Services Task Force guideline.
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Finding
Blood Will Tell: Scientists Find Clues to Immunotherapy Responders and Non-Responders

Why do some patients respond to immunotherapy while others do not? Blood may hold the answer.
MSK Researchers Study Blood Biomarkers to Help Answer Questions about Why Some Patients Don't Respond to Immunotherapy

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), in collaboration with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), studied changes in the blood of patients with stage IV melanoma who were all treated with the PD-1 drug pembrolizumab. Researchers looked at circulating immune cells called T cells that showed signs of being “reinvigorated” by the PD-1 therapy. For more information or to arrange interviews please e-mail Rebecca Williams at [email protected].
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Finding
Novel Drug Advancing to Phase II Basket Trial of Solid Tumors

Learn more about entrectinib, a targeted therapy being evaluated in patients with solid tumors.