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Yonina Murciano-Goroff, Jenny Xue, Bob Li, Piro Lito, and Yulei Zhao.
Finding
MSK Researchers Are Learning Why Some Patients Develop Resistance to Targeted Lung Cancer Drug

A paper from MSK researchers reports that resistance to sotorasib, a new targeted drug for lung cancer, can be caused by many different molecular changes.
Dr. Charles Rudin
FDA Grants Full Approval to Lung Cancer Drug Tarlatamab Based on Trial Led by MSK Researcher

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to the drug tarlatamab, a bispecific T cell engager, for small cell lung cancer, based on results from a phase 3 clinical trial led by Dr. Charles Rudin at MSK.
Cancer biologist Andrea Ventura
In the Lab
Disorderly DNA: Researchers Simulate a Common Cause of Lung Cancer

MSK scientists have created a mouse model that replicates a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer caused by a chromosomal rearrangement.
African-American surgeon in scrubs and mask leaning over patient in OR.
2021 in Review: 10 Important Clinical Advances in Cancer at MSK

Learn about some of the most important clinical advances made at MSK in 2021.
MSK's Wungki Park, MD, seen smiling in laboratory.
First-in-Class Investigational Drug KRAS G12D Degrader Shows Promise in Lung and Pancreatic Cancers

Learn how a novel drug is showing promise against lung and pancreatic cancer in early clinical trials by targeting the KRAS G12D mutation with a KRAS degrader.
Meryl Jacobs poses with her husband and grandkids
FDA Approves Zenocutuzumab for Pancreatic and Lung Cancers With NRG1 Fusions 

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to zenocutuzumab for treating patients with advanced pancreatic cancer or non-small cell lung cancer with an alteration called an NRG1 gene fusion, based on a phase 2 clinical trial led by an MSK investigator.
David Jones
Lung Health in the Time of COVID-19

MSK experts shared their insights on lung cancer, screening and general lung health in an Information Session for patients, caregivers and those at increased risk for the disease.
detail shot of a scientist pipetting in a lab
MSK Research Highlights, January 20, 2023

New research from MSK explores novel predictors of immunotherapy effectiveness against lung cancer; identifies how a high-fat diet hinders intestinal damage repair; reports findings from a clinical trial for people with androgen receptor-positive salivary gland cancer; and aims to understand the impact of tumor mutational burden on patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Cyclotron engineer and nuclear pharmacist
In the Lab
New Technology May Improve Treatment of Deadly Lung and Prostate Cancers

Learn how a new technology could improve detection and treatment of certain aggressive lung and prostate cancers.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights, July 15, 2025

New MSK research investigates whether introducing new mutations could make immunotherapy more effective against some cancers; shows that people in their 90s who underwent lung cancer surgery had positive outcomes; shares lessons on the responsible governance of artificial intelligence in oncology; studies AI-assisted biomarker assessment in lung cancer; and demonstrates a cancer-trained large language model has strong predictive value.