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Discover where three recent Gerstner Sloan Kettering graduates are now and learn about the research they’re pursuing.

… Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Gerstner Sloan Kettering graduate James Mahaffey works in a lab at the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU School of Medicine exploring the RAS gene, which is mutated in nearly a third of cancers but has resisted targeting with drugs. James Mahaffey studies RAS, a gene that is

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s suburban presence is expanding with its newest and largest state-of-the-art facility set to welcome patients on October 6 in West Harrison, New York.

… Wednesday, October 1, 2014 VIDEO | 04:30 Virtual Tour of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Westchester Take a virtual tour of our suburban outpatient location and hear from our doctors on the benefits of receiving care at MSK Westchester. Video Details Memorial Sloan Kettering’s suburban presence

Experiments with zebrafish and human pluripotent stem cells reveal the necessary ingredients, besides genetic mutations, that fuel the development of melanoma.

… Friday, September 3, 2021 Right now, in your body, lurk thousands of cells with DNA mistakes that could cause cancer. Yet only in rare instances do these DNA mistakes, called genetic mutations, lead to a full-blown cancer. Why? The standard explanation is that it takes a certain number of genetic “hits

… Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the following awards and appointments: Omar Abdel-Wahab Elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Omar Abdel-Wahab Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD , Chair of the Molecular Pharmacology Program at Sloan Kettering Institute

Justin Perry, PhD, cell biologist and immunologist of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s (MSK) Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) has been named a recipient of the 2021 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award.

… Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Justin Perry, PhD , cell biologist and immunologist of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s (MSK) Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) has been named one of 64 recipients of the prestigious 2021 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award . As part of the award, Dr. Perry

Practical tips for caregivers helping an older relative or friend make decisions about cancer treatment.

… Friday, November 25, 2016 Summary An older adult who is diagnosed with cancer may need help making treatment decisions. Our Geriatrics Service Chief discusses how to lend support. Highlights Decisions should be made based on each individual’s unique situation. It’s important to consider the goals of

A new paper from MSK physician-scientist Luis Diaz presents the evidence on which the FDA approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab for cancers with a specific genetic abnormality.

… Friday, June 9, 2017 Two years ago at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, researchers from Johns Hopkins wowed an audience with results from a recent immunotherapy clinical trial. People with a type of colorectal cancer that bore a genetic abnormality called mismatch repair

By sequencing the entire genome of a tumor, the experimental test will go beyond standard testing for common cancers in adults.

… Wednesday, May 18, 2022 DNA sequencing tests that look for mutations in cancer-associated genes have become the standard of care at leading centers, including at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). MSK’s test, called MSK-IMPACT™, can detect mutations in 500-plus cancer-related genes. This information

For the first time, scientists have shown that the gene APC, which is mutated in the vast majority of colorectal cancers, might be a promising target for future therapies.

… Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Summary Working in mice, Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have found that genetic alterations in the APC gene, which are found in more than 90 percent of colorectal cancers, play an important role in driving the disease. The researchers are now asking whether potential drugs

Physicians and researchers at MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s dedicated pediatric cancer program, completed several groundbreaking research studies in 2023. These studies, which focused on pediatric disease mechanisms, paved the way to promising new therapeutic approaches for improving patient outcomes.

… Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Physicians and researchers at  MSK Kids , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s dedicated pediatric cancer program, completed several groundbreaking research studies in 2023. These studies, which focused on pediatric disease mechanisms, paved the way to promising new therapeutic