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Physician-scientist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
Research Shows How Common Feature of Blood Cancers Can Be Targeted

Research points to the role of a protein called MYB, which has long been known to play a role in cancer.
MSK helped Roberto Romero’s immune system grow an army of T cells to fight melanoma using TIL therapy, which offers new hope against solid tumors.
How MSK Used TIL Therapy To Treat Melanoma in Roberto

Learn how MSK uses TIL therapy for melanoma — the first cell therapy approved by the FDA to treat a solid tumor.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights, March 3, 2025

New MSK research identifies new cancer-specific targets for T cell receptor immunotherapy approaches; sheds light on a critical process in sexual reproduction; describes how regulatory T cells help prevent intestinal inflammation; and uncovers how the spleen helps natural killer immune cells adapt to new threats.
Illustration of Enterococcus
Finding
Study in Mice Suggests Lactose in the Diet Feeds Dangerous Gut Bacteria When the Immune System Is Compromised

Lab mice who had lactose removed from their diets had a decreased risk of infection with the Enterococcus bacterium.
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Andrea Cercek
In the Clinic
FDA Approval Gives Hope to Some People with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

A new treatment is approved for an especially aggressive kind of colorectal cancer.
In this fluorescent microscopy image of endoderm tissue from a mouse embryo, cell membranes are red, cell nuclei are blue, and extra-embryonic endoderm cells are green (they appear turquoise because blue and green are merged).
In the Lab
Scientists Rewrite the Textbook of Organ Development, One Cell at a Time

A large study that analyzed nearly 120,000 cells in a developing mouse embryo is full of surprises.
Reicy Bobadilla stands in front of a window with the MSK logo on it
What You Should Know About Mesothelioma in Younger Patients

A new study is challenging the perception that mesothelioma affects only older men. Learn why MSK experts say the medical community should be aware of this rare cancer's early symptoms.
Rihanna sitting in a chair outside
Feature
Getting to the Root of Pediatric Cancers

MSK Kids is leading a major effort to fully deliver on the promise of precision medicine for our youngest patients.
Scott Lowe
Cell Surface Protein uPAR May Hold the Key to Targeting Solid Tumors with CAR T Cell Therapy

MSK researchers and collaborators have developed a new type of CAR T cell designed to attack a cell surface protein called uPAR — allowing them to target both tumors and cancer-supporting cells in the tumor microenvironment.
MSK gynecologic surgeon Dr. Mario Leitao and Dr. Anh Le.
Patient Story
Full Circle: MSK Patient Survives Deadly Cervical Cancer and Returns to Train as Doctor

Read about a medical student treated at MSK for aggressive cervical cancer who later returned to train alongside MSK surgeons.