In the News

The third annual research symposium introduces high school students and teachers to several topics in cancer research.

New MSK research uncovers clues about how cells control a key DNA repair protein; develops a new method for studying gene amplifications in cancer; sheds new light on tumor suppressor genes; shows MSK-IMPACT® could be used for HLA genotype screening to predict response to cellular therapies; identifies a possible strategy to overcome immune evasion in ovarian cancer; and finds strong support for telemedicine visits among cancer patients.

Sometimes a BRCA mutation is just along for the ride, rather than driving a tumor’s development.

Twenty years ago, Charles Sawyers played a pivotal role in the development of Gleevec, a game-changing cancer drug that has gone on to save millions of lives and open doors for research and innovation. In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes talks with Dr. Sawyers about what’s next in the field of cancer pharmaceuticals. Is another silver bullet on the horizon?

Seventeen scientists are poised to receive their PhD degrees from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Their years of dedication and training will be recognized on May 17, 2023, as part of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s 44th annual academic convocation.

Learn how acupuncture is being used at the MSK Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem to reduce pain and other symptoms in people facing cancer.

New MSK research identified a way to reduce toxicity in CAR T cell therapy; discovered a division of labor in DNA repair that suggests a possible therapeutic strategy for certain cancers; developed a new method to enable imaging of two PET tracers simultaneously; found biomarkers that could help predict outcomes in HER2-positive metastatic esophagogastric cancer; and made progress toward improving options for patients with early-stage, potentially indolent cancers.

Following an approval from the FDA in May 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine has published data from the phase I/II LIBRETTO-001 clinical trial of selpercatinib in advanced RET (REarranged during Transfection)-driven lung and thyroid cancers. MSK’s Alexander Drilon, MD, the recently appointed Chief of the Early Drug Development Service, serves as the lead investigator for multi-site clinical trial.