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Announcement
An infographic describing MSK Monmouth's first year
A Look Back at MSK Monmouth’s First Year
Discover how MSK Monmouth is making an impact in Middletown, New Jersey.
In the Lab
cryo-EM picture of mTORC1
Scientists Unlock Structure of mTOR, a Key Cancer Cell Signaling Protein
Structural biologists in the Sloan Kettering Institute have used a powerful tool called cryo-EM to solve the structure of a major cancer player.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Advances Its AI, Machine Learning at NIPS 2017
Thousands of technology professionals from around the world recently gathered in Long Beach, California, for the sold-out Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) conference, a multi-track machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computational neuroscience event featuring talks, demonstrations, symposia and oral / poster presentations, along with several workshops. Leaders in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data engineering from Memorial Sloan Kettering attended NIPS and announced the winner of a unique competition created by MSK, Classifying Clinically Actionable Genetic Mutations. For more information and to set up interviews or access photos and video, email [email protected].
In the News
Welcome sign at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Breast Cancer Updates: Evaluating Prostate Cancer Drugs, Developing Better Predictive Tools, and Calculating Recurrence
SummaryMore than 20 MSK physicians and researchers presented work at an annual breast cancer conference in San Antonio.The San Antonio Breast Cancer Sy...
New Study Reveals that Patient Genetics Can Influence Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
In the largest-ever genetic analysis of people being treated with checkpoint inhibitors, Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers looked at patients who received several checkpoint inhibitors for a number of different cancers at many different hospitals. Researchers found that people who had a greater diversity and more variation in their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes responded much better to immunotherapy compared with those who had less diversity. For more information or to speak with an expert, contact Rebecca Williams at [email protected].
Q&A
Model of a T cell receptor and an HLA-A white blood cell antigen bound to part of a virus
Study Uncovers Genetic Reasons Why Some People Respond to Immunotherapy Better than Others
Immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors have been a game changer for some people with cancer. But for most patients, these drugs have been disappointing. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Q&A
medical oncologist Larry Norton
Definitive Proof that Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Is Safe and Effective for Breast Cancer
Dose-dense chemotherapy calls for less time between doses compared with a standard treatment plan.
In the News
Gears with 2016 and 2017
Year in Review: The Science and Technology that Shaped Cancer Care in 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, take a look back at the scientific discoveries that deepened our understanding of cancer in the past year.
Announcement
Aviv Regev of the Broad Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Three Investigators Named Winners of the 2017 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering has named three winners of this year’s Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, an award that recognizes promising early-career investigators.
In the Lab
Sloan Kettering Institute Director Joan Massagué with laboratory member Karuna Ganesh
When Cancer Spreads: Research Focuses on Better Ways to Treat Metastasis
MSK investigators are learning how cancer cells escape from the original tumor and hide out in the body. Their goal is to prevent metastatic tumors from forming.