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Gail Goode
How MSK Is Increasing Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials to Improve Treatments

An MSK clinical trial is helping Gail Goode overcome multiple myeloma and sheds new light on how cancer affects people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Joey Laurore and Dr. Bob Li
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For Some People with Cancer, a Simple Blood Test Can Be a Lifesaver

He was given a wrong diagnosis. A blood test changed his life.
author finds help for chemo brain
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Is Chemo Brain Real?

Cancer treatments like chemotherapy may cause cognitive changes, which experts call “chemo brain.” Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts help patients with this condition.
Binglong Zhang at work in the lab
Top Cancer Research Advances at MSK in 2025

MSK researchers continued to make strides against cancer in 2025. Learn about some of their top discoveries.
Dr. Alexander Drilon
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Repotrectinib for Cancers with NTRK Fusions 

The FDA has approved the targeted drug repotrectinib for patients 12 and older with tumors that carry gene changes called NTRK fusions. The trial that resulted in the approval was led by MSK investigators.
Pictured: Timothy Chan
In the Lab
Investigators Sequence the Genome of a Rare Head and Neck Cancer

Investigators have sequenced the genome of adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare and deadly head and neck cancer. The work sets the stage for the sequencing of additional rare cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Dr. Piro Lito
In the Lab
Potential Drug Shows Promise Targeting a Range of KRAS-Driven Cancers in the Lab

MSK investigators report exciting results for a new molecule that can block 16 different mutated forms of the KRAS protein. In the lab, the compound was effective against many cancer cell lines and in mouse models of lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
MSK surgeon José Guillem and patient Elliot Katz
In the Clinic
A Family Discovers an Unexpected Cancer Risk in Their Genes

Two brothers discuss their surprise at being diagnosed with Lynch syndrome.
An illustration of a samurai and a crab.
In the Lab
Ro Versus Musashi: How One Molecule Can Turn Cancer Cells Back to Normal

Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.
Memorial Sloan Kettering scientist smiling in lab with female assistant.
The History and Future of Cancer Vaccines at MSK

Learn about MSK’s leadership in developing vaccines that teach the immune system to fight cancer.