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Crowded hall with ASCO signage
Roundup
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.
medical oncologist Larry Norton
Q&A
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.
Zsofia Stadler presents at the ASCO meeting
Finding
Genomic Marker Is Associated with Lynch Syndrome, a Hereditary Cancer Condition, Across Many Different Cancers

Tumors with a biomarker called high microsatellite instability have been linked to inherited cancer mutations.
MSK Physician-in-Chief José Baselga presents at the ASCO meeting
Finding
Targeted Therapy Slows Growth of Most Common Type of Advanced Breast Cancer

A clinical trial provides evidence that blocking a protein called PI3K can be an effective treatment strategy for breast cancer.
MSK commencement
Event
2018 MSK Convocation and Commencement Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Scholars

Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 39th annual ceremony, held on May 30.
An illustration showing the process of CAR T cell therapy
In the Lab
Study Identifies New Way to Combat a Serious CAR T Cell Therapy Side Effect

By uncovering the root cause of cytokine release syndrome, MSK researchers have found a way to stop it.
Gabriella and Roseann Tucci pose on a Pediatrics floor
Q&A
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Meet MSK Pediatric Nurses Roseann and Gabriella Tucci

Meet Roseann Tucci and her daughter Gabriella, both nurses dedicated to caring for patients in the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Several zebrafish swimming in a tank
In the Lab
How the Zebrafish Got Its Stripes

A surprising discovery linking the hormone insulin to skin pigmentation offers fresh insights into how animal bodies take shape.
mmunofluorescent light micrograph of melanoma cancer cells
In the Clinic
Noninvasive Imaging Tools Enable Better Detection of Skin Cancer

MSK dermatologists are using noninvasive imaging methods to detect skin cancer and guide its treatment.
Wounding a zebrafish tail fin triggers a wave of calcium that signals damage and recruits neutrophils
In the Lab
Neutrophil Recruitment — What's Damage Got to Do with It?

Immune cells called neutrophils are the first responders to sites of infection. A new study probes what gets them there.