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Sloan Kettering Institute molecular biologist Christine Mayr
In the Lab
Scientists Find Cancer Drivers Hiding in a New Place

New findings from researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute suggest that cancer causes may be lurking in the molecule that bridges DNA and protein.
Jan and Gloria Gura
Reducing Cancer Side Effects Through Online Classes in Yoga, Meditation, and More 

An MSK clinical trial found that participating in integrative therapy classes online could benefit cancer patients in active treatment, not only by reducing fatigue, anxiety, and depression but also lowering hospitalization rates.
This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.
In the Lab
Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"

Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.
MSK Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Ross Levine smiles at a trainee in the lab
MSK’s New Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Ross Levine, on the Future of Cancer Research and Treatment

Learn more about MSK's new Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Ross Levine, who has dedicated more than 25 years to studying blood and bone marrow cancers: “I believe there has never been a more exciting time for cancer science.”
Memorial Sloan Kettering physician-scientists Samuel Bakhoum, Ross Levine, and Michel Sadelain
In the Lab
AACR 2021 Research Roundup: Chromosomal Instability, Early Changes in Blood Cancer, Revamping CAR T Cell Therapy

MSK researchers shared their latest research developments at the 2021 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
a sneaky man on a sneaky mission
In the Lab
Stealth Mode: How Metastatic Cancer Cells Evade Detection by the Immune System

Cancer cells have a sneaky ability to hide out in the body for years at a time. MSK scientists are looking for ways to flush them out.
MSK medical oncologist David Hyman
In the Clinic
When a Cancer Therapy Stops Working: Experimental Drug Addresses Resistance

Results from the first phase I clinical trial of a new drug were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s meeting.
MSK radiation oncologist Kathryn Beal
In the Clinic
Treating Brain Cancer with Radiation Plus Immunotherapy: A Successful Synergy?

MSK’s Kathryn Beal presents new findings on combining radiation with immunotherapy for brain cancer.
Dandelion
Seed and Soil: Tracing the Journey of Spreading Cancer Cells

MSK researchers are learning more about how cancer cells can survive undetected for years only to return in new places. These insights will guide future therapies.
MSK Surgeon Aimee Crago
In the Clinic
How Research Is Driving the Latest Treatments for Sarcoma

Surgeon and researcher Aimee Crago discusses the latest treatments for different types of soft tissue sarcoma, including liposarcoma and desmoid tumors.