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MSK researchers presented exciting advances in medical oncology for a range of cancer types at the ESMO Congress 2025. Highlights included the latest updates on three phase 1 trials testing innovative treatment approaches for select patients with advanced solid tumors, NSCLC, and pancreatic cancer. MSK researchers also presented new insights about mismatch repair deficient solid tumors that may inform tailoring personalized treatments.
… Monday, October 20, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers presented exciting advances in medical oncology for a range of cancer types at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2025 held October 17 to 21 in Berlin, Germany. Highlights included the latest updates on
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In a study of patient tumor samples, researchers have found common mutations in parts of the genome that control gene regulation.
… Thursday, November 13, 2014 Summary In a study of patient tumor samples, researchers have found common mutations in parts of the genome that control gene regulation. About three billion base pairs make up the human genome. But less than 2 percent of that material contains the sequences for genes that
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Results from a phase 2 clinical trial report a combination of two checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy drugs given before melanoma surgery prevents this aggressive skin cancer from coming back. This new drug combination also has fewer side effects than other immunotherapy treatments.
… Wednesday, October 26, 2022 When Nancy Schroeder found out her melanoma had spread to her lymph nodes four years after she’d had surgery from a local dermatologist near her home in Florida, she knew she needed to go to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to benefit from the latest research and
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Newly published results from a randomized, Phase III trial show that the drug sunitinib malate (Sutent®) is more effective than the conventional treatment given as an initial therapy for patients with advanced kidney cancer.
… Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Newly published results from a randomized, Phase III trial show that the drug sunitinib malate (Sutent ® ) is more effective than the conventional treatment given as an initial therapy for patients with advanced kidney cancer . The multicenter study, led by Robert Motzer,
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In partnership with the Nassau County Department of Health, MSK Nassau will help equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccinations.
… Wednesday, March 10, 2021 As part of MSK’s commitment to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines , MSK has partnered with the Nassau County Department of Health to distribute vaccinations to residents from communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The partnership was announced today
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has joined the COVID-19 Technology Access Framework, a multi-site effort aimed at accelerating the production of essential health-related technologies that will help prevent, diagnose, and treat infections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
… Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has joined the COVID-19 Technology Access Framework , a multi-site effort aimed at accelerating the production of essential health-related technologies that will help prevent, diagnose, and treat infections during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Incorporating radiomics with methyl guanine methyl transferase (MGMT) status can more accurately stratify glioblastoma patients into groups with different survival risks compared to using either prediction tool in isolation.
… Thursday, April 4, 2019 Incorporating radiomics with methyl guanine methyl transferase ( MGMT) status can more accurately stratify glioblastoma patients into groups with different survival risks compared to using either prediction tool in isolation, according to the results of our retrospective research
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An innovative 3D motion management platform for guiding stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) significantly reduced late urinary toxicity in patients treated for prostate cancer compared to a commercial image-guidance system, according to study results presented October 2 at the ASTRO 2023 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
… Wednesday, October 11, 2023 An innovative 3D motion management platform for guiding stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) significantly reduced late urinary toxicity in patients treated for prostate cancer compared to a commercial image-guidance system, according to study results presented October
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Learn how a new kind of CAR T cell therapy could be a major advance for treating acute myeloid leukemia.
… Monday, April 22, 2024 Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most challenging blood cancers . The disease moves quickly and needs aggressive treatment with chemotherapy , sometimes followed by a bone marrow transplant . Even when the first round of therapy works, AML often returns. Now a clinical
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) was recently notified by a third-party software vendor, Accellion, Inc., of a technical vulnerability in a document-sharing system used at MSK. MSK was one of many Accellion customers whose document-sharing systems were involved in this incident. After a full investigation, we discovered that an unauthorized party was able to access and copy a subset of electronic documents stored on the system.
… Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) was recently notified by a third-party software vendor, Accellion, Inc., of a technical vulnerability in a document-sharing system used at MSK. MSK was one of many Accellion customers whose document-sharing systems were involved in