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Finding
Genetic Variations Help Explain Why Immunotherapy Works Differently in Different People

A new study reports a possible way to quantify how efficient the immune system is at detecting cancer, and therefore how likely it is that a person will respond to immunotherapy.
Radiation oncologist and CyberKnife expert Abraham Wu
Ask the Expert
Why Am I Hearing So Much About CyberKnife?

CyberKnife is a brand name for one of several available stereotactic radiosurgery devices that deliver radiation with linear accelerators. MSK uses a similar device, made by a company called Varian, that destroys tumors with extremely precise, very intense doses of radiation.
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Making Progress in Genitourinary Cancers: MSK Physicians Share Research Advances at Annual ASCO GU Symposium

MSK's Robert Motzer presented positive data from a phase III randomized study that assessed two different treatment combinations as first-line therapies that may benefit people with advanced kidney cancer.
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Your Impact: The Society, Fred’s Team, and Virtual Health Education Seminars

Learn about how our donor community is funding life-changing cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering and ensuring a brighter future for people with cancer around the world.
Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers Luc Morris and Nils Weinhold
Machine Learning Approach Takes MSK Researchers Beyond Known Method to Predict Immunotherapy Response

Learn about recent research led by MSK physician-scientist Luc Morris, who is trying to better predict who will benefit from immunotherapy.
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MSK Research Highlights, December 16, 2025

New MSK research finds a way to package protein-degrading drugs called PROTACs into nanoparticles that target blood vessels within solid tumors; identifies genomic markers that predict whether precancerous blood conditions will turn into multiple myeloma; develops a data-driven approach that could catch lymphedema earlier; and shows that nurse-led palliative care delivered by phone could serve as a scalable model.
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New Treatment for Metastatic (Stage 4) Melanoma: TIL Immunotherapy  

After immunotherapy and targeted therapy failed to bring a patient's melanoma under control, MSK doctors offered her a new treatment called tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL, therapy.
Leiomyosarcoma expert Martee Hensley
In the Clinic
What’s New in Leiomyosarcoma?

In this Q&A, medical oncologist Martee Hensley discusses the diagnosis and treatment of leiomyosarcoma and other uterine sarcomas.
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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.
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In the Lab
A New Target for CAR T Cells: Senescence-Related Diseases

From atherosclerosis and diabetes to liver fibrosis and osteoarthritis, senescent cells are at the root of many debilitating diseases. Scientists increasingly have them in the crosshairs.