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By deciphering the biology of T cells, MSK scientists gave immunotherapy a boost.

… Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Immunologists are fond of car analogies. The T cells that protect us from infections and cancer, they say, have an ignition switch. They also have gas pedals and brakes. How immunologists, like good molecular mechanics, deciphered what makes T cells hum is a story that reaches

Discover how a watch-and-wait approach to treating rectal cancer can help people avoid surgery and preserve normal body functions.

… Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Summary The biggest study of its kind in North America finds a watch-and-wait strategy can have excellent long-term results for some people with rectal cancer. Cancers of the colon and rectum are often grouped together as colorectal cancer because both are part of the large

With the help of machine learning, computational biologists are learning to predict how cancers will evolve.

… Wednesday, June 23, 2021 From amoebas to zebras, all living things evolve. They change over time as pressures from the environment cause individuals with certain traits to become more common in a population while those with other traits become less common. Cancer is no different. Within a growing tumor

Learn about gastrointestinal distress, one of the more common side effects of immunotherapy.

… Thursday, January 31, 2019 Summary One of the most common immunotherapy side effects is gastrointestinal distress. MSK gastroenterologist David Faleck explains why this happens and how to find relief. Chances are that you have heard some buzz about immunotherapy . This type of cancer treatment trains

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, renowned physician-scientist, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering, and Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair, has been awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

… Thursday, September 14, 2023 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, renowned physician-scientist, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering, and Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair, has been awarded the 2024  Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Bevacizumab (Avastin®) in combination with chemotherapy resulted in a clinical benefit for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a new study. Results from the phase III "OCEANS" trial were presented today by the lead author, Carol Aghajanian, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

… Saturday, June 4, 2011 Bevacizumab (Avastin®) in combination with chemotherapy resulted in a clinical benefit for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer , according to a new study. Results from the phase III “OCEANS” trial were presented today by the lead author, Carol Aghajanian, MD , of Memorial Sloan

A randomized clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) can reestablish the health-promoting bacteria that are often damaged by intense antibiotic treatment in people who have stem cell or bone marrow transplants for blood cancer.

… Friday, September 28, 2018 Bottom Line: A randomized clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) can reestablish the health-promoting bacteria that are often damaged by intense antibiotic treatment in people who have stem cell or bone

Take a short quiz to test your knowledge of breast cancer screening.

… Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Summary Does breast cancer screening hurt? How often should you get a mammogram? Get the answers to these questions and more by taking this quiz. It can be hard to stay on top of current breast cancer screening guidelines because the advice is sometimes confusing or conflicting

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 20 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers published by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.

… Thursday, November 18, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that it is ranked among the top 20 organizations with the greatest number of highly cited scientific researchers worldwide, according to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers published by the Institute

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy.

… Friday, January 13, 2012 Summary Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale