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In the Lab

Imaging Technique Combines Light and Sound to Monitor Drug Response

By Jim Stallard

A new imaging approach involving lasers and sound waves produces high-resolution pictures of tumor blood vessels.

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Medical image showing vasculature of colon tumor in mice.

In the Lab

Bull’s-Eye: Imaging Technology Could Confirm When a Drug Is Going to the Right Place

By Julie Grisham

Collaborative team advances a new approach for imaging a drug that’s been developed to stop cancer growth.

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Illustration of how PU-PET localizes to tumors

In the Lab

Scientists Develop a Tool to Watch a Single Gene Being Transcribed in a Living Cell

By Julie Grisham

A new imaging technology developed at MSK allows researchers to focus on genes as they are copied into messenger RNA.

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Molecular image with target symbol

Feature

New Imaging Technique Provides Snapshot of Brain Tumor Activity

By Jim Stallard

A new imaging approach could shorten the time needed to determine whether a brain tumor treatment is working.

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Side-by-side images of brain MRIs.

In Brief

Can You Hear Me Now? Scientists Find Nanoparticles Have a Language of Their Own

By Matthew Tontonoz

Nanoparticles were thought of a silent partner in imaging technologies. They’re now being recognized as an important source of subatomic chatter.

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MSK light bright image

In the Lab

More Precise Imaging of Prostate Cancer Could Give Insight into Drug Effectiveness

By Jim Stallard

An antibody that targets a protein specific to prostate cells can be used to image prostate cancer more clearly and indicate how well drugs are working.

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PET/CT scan of mouse prostate (displayed in green and orange).

Snapshot

The Inner Light: Nanotechnology Reveals Density of Tumors

By Jim Stallard

MSK nanotechnology researchers have developed an innovative approach for measuring the permeability of living tumors.

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Cellular sphere that is purple and lit throughout by yellow-orange light.

In the Lab

Studying Cancer Mysteries Just Beneath the Scales

By Jennifer Bell Matthew Tontonoz

Hail to the zebrafish. MSK scientists are using a small fish to answer some big questions about cancer.

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Pictured: Casper zebrafish

In the Clinic

Hyperpolarized MRI: A New Tool to Assess Treatment Response within Days

By Andrea Peirce

Hyperpolarized MRI could allow doctors to get a read on a tumor’s response to treatment quickly.

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Hyperpolarized MRI

Finding

Hsp90: A Very Promising Target for Cancer Therapy

By Celia Gittelson

A small molecule discovered at MSK called PU-H71 blocks the growth of cancer cells and enables doctors to image tumors.

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Pictured: Gabriela Chiosis