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An effective treatment may have emerged for some people with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that forms in the eye.

… Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Uveal melanoma (also called ocular melanoma) is a cancer that forms in the eye. Although rare, this malignancy is often fatal when it spreads to other parts of the body, which happens in about half of all cases. Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Alexander Shoushtari answers

Gregory Mazo has been awarded the Chairman’s Prize for his first-author paper Spatial Control of Primary Ciliogenesis by Subdistal Appendages Alters Sensation-Associated Properties of Cilia, published in Developmental Cell in 2016.

… Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Gregory Mazo has been awarded the Chairman’s Prize for his first-author paper Spatial Control of Primary Ciliogenesis by Subdistal Appendages Alters Sensation-Associated Properties of Cilia , published in Developmental Cell in 2016. Greg, who successfully defended his dissertation

The recent marketing of "at home" genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

… Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The recent marketing of “at home” genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH , Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). “Health professionals are now faced with the prospect of their

Meet Dr. Monique James, who is part of MSK’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her journey with MSK started 18 years ago before she even started medical school. 

… Tuesday, January 21, 2025 In 2017, Monique James, MD joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), but her journey with MSK started 18 years before she even started medical school.  “I worked as a session assistant — when they were called

Learn more about the work of MSK researchers being presented at the 2018 meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

… Monday, December 3, 2018 The American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting is the world’s premier event devoted to the study of blood cancers and disorders. More than 25,000 people are attending the 2018 assembly, held December 1 through 4 in San Diego. Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers at the

A rare form of stomach cancer caused by an inherited gene mutation can be avoided by having the stomach removed — and many people can adjust to life afterward.

… Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Summary People with an inherited mutation in the CDH1 gene are at a very high risk of developing a rare type of stomach cancer . Having the stomach removed, which can be performed using minimally invasive methods, can eliminate this risk. Most people recover well from the

New findings from researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute provide insight into a fundamental biological process called the epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

… Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Summary Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have identified the molecular cues that control a fundamental biological process called the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. The results may inform the development of therapies designed to target diseases in which this

斯隆凯特琳研究所的研究人员的新发现，为深入了解一种被称为上皮-间质转化的基本生物学过程提供了重要思路。斯隆凯特琳研究所的研究人员的新发现，为深入了解一种被称为上皮-间质转化的基本生物学过程提供了重要思路。

… Wednesday, January 8, 2020 总结 斯隆·凯特琳研究所 (Sloan Kettering Institute) 的科学家已经确定了控制被称为上皮-间质转化这一基本生物学过程的分子线索。该研究结果可能为开发旨在针对这一过程出错的疾病的疗法提供重要的信息。 人体有 70% 是水，但我们不会像花园里扎破的水管那样漏水，这一点是十分不可思议的。我们应该感谢表皮细胞，让我们的内部和外部均保持紧密密封。 上皮细胞结合在一起形成扁平、连续的壁。这些壁排列在身体内外两侧。它们不仅保证重要的体液不会从体内流失，还能防止有害微生物进入体内。 上皮组织是在胚胎发育过程中形成的，必须在整个生命过程中进行维护和修复

Learn how immunotherapy holds promise for transforming the treatment of gynecologic cancers.

… Friday, December 29, 2017 Summary MSK scientists and doctors played a leading role in developing immunotherapies that have transformed the treatment of melanoma, lung cancer, and other cancers. Now this therapeutic approach is giving new hope to people with gynecologic cancers, including ovarian cancer

A family of drugs developed at MSK targets disrupted processes in cells in diseases related to aging.

… Thursday, March 1, 2018 Summary Cancer and Alzheimer’s are both diseases of aging. So it’s not entirely unexpected that a type of drug developed to target proteins in cells that get disrupted over time might work on both conditions. Like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease involves changes in proteins. When