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Finding
Large cells filled with yellow-colored fat
Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread
Research conducted in zebrafish shows that melanoma cells have an affinity for fat, and that eating it makes them more aggressive.
Q&A
Urology Service Chief James Eastham talks to a patient
Prostate Cancer Surgery: What You Should Know
Learn why surgery remains a very effective treatment for most prostate cancers.
Finding
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (blue) attached to a red cancer cell.
Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy
A newly identified group of immunosuppressive cells could provide insight into the effects of immunotherapy drugs.
Feature
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Meet This Year's Stop & Shop Ambassadors for Pediatric Cancer Research
Meet the four young ambassadors featured in the annual Stop & Shop campaign to fundraise for the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Honors
Andrew Kung with pediatric leukemia researcher Melvyn Greaves
Pediatric Leukemia Researcher Melvyn Greaves Awarded The Society Prize at the Annual GSK Convocation
Childhood leukemia expert Melvyn Greaves received The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize at the 2018 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) commencement.
In the Lab
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Scientists Pinpoint a New Cause of Resistance to EGFR-Targeting Drugs
Multiple copies of a gene called <em>YES1</em> appear to be responsible for certain precision drugs losing their effectiveness.
Clonal Hematopoiesis Complicates Clinical Genomic Profiling of Solid Tumors
This study demonstrates how clonal hematopoiesis (CH)–derived mutations could lead to erroneous reporting and treatment recommendations when tumor-only sequencing is employed. If data about the blood are not part of test results, mutations present in the blood may be misread as mutations in the tumor, which can potentially affect the therapies patients receive. Data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology by Ahmet Zehir, PhD, Director of Clinical Bioinformatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) was simultaneously published in <i>JAMA Oncology</i> on June 5.
Finding
Bioinformatician Ahmet Zehir stands at a whiteboard
Gene Mutations in the Blood Can Complicate Findings from Tumor Sequencing
A blood condition related to aging can lead to misinterpreting tumor data.
Roundup
Crowded hall with ASCO signage
Highlights from ASCO 2018: Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer, Benefits of Exercise, and Promising New Targeted Drugs
Couldn't make it to the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting this year? Read this summary of some main takeaways.
Q&A
medical oncologist Larry Norton
Some Women with Early Breast Cancer May Not Need Chemotherapy, Study Says
The findings will change how women with intermediate-risk breast cancer are treated.