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How scientists are working to develop nonmammalian alternatives that could reduce the number of rodents used in biomedical research.

… Thursday, January 12, 2023 Rats and mice have been the backbone of biomedical research for decades — including research to understand cancer and pioneer new treatments. New drug compounds are tested for safety and effectiveness in animal models before being approved for clinical trials in humans. Jan

A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon.

… Saturday, May 30, 2009 A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don’t require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon. Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) presented

Drugs that block the action of TGF-ß may make checkpoint inhibitors more effective.

… Friday, April 5, 2019 Summary TGF-ß, which has been studied for more than 30 years, has many jobs. One of them is helping to regulate the immune system. The immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors have transformed treatment for some people with cancer. Currently, a major focus in cancer research

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments for August 2022.

… Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Valerie Rusch, MD, FACS Valerie Rusch, MD, FACS Valerie Rusch Receives the 2022 Adi F. Gazdar International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Merit Award Valerie Rusch, MD, FACS , Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery, was awarded the 2022 Adi F. Gazdar

Encouraging clinical trial data from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) will be featured in this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting press program and presented as part of the Precision Medicine Early Clinical Trial Plenary Session.

… Sunday, April 17, 2016 Encouraging clinical trial data from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) will be featured in this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting press program and presented as part of the Precision Medicine Early Clinical Trial Plenary Session. Alexander

See how experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Ralph Lauren Center cared for Maria close to home.

… Thursday, October 26, 2023 As a retired teacher and active parishioner of her church, Maria Tucker knows the value of community. So when she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at the end of 2020, her friends and family in her neighborhood in the Bronx rallied behind her. The breast cancer diagnosis

Conozca cómo los expertos del Ralph Lauren Center de Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center atendieron a Maria cerca de casa.

… Thursday, October 26, 2023 Como profesora jubilada y practicante activa en su iglesia, Maria Tucker sabe bien cuál es el valor de la comunidad. Por eso, cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama en estadio 1 a fines de 2020, sus amigos y familiares de su vecindario en el Bronx se movilizaron para apoyarla

Scientists came to MSK to celebrate the 75th birthday of a leader in the field of structural biology.

… Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Dinshaw Patel Dinshaw Patel Thomas Hermann, University of California San Diego Thomas Hermann, University of California San Diego Lawrence Shapiro, Columbia University Lawrence Shapiro, Columbia University Alexander Serganov, New York University Alexander Serganov, New York University

DeAngelis is acknowledged for her groundbreaking research in the field of neuro-oncology over her more than 30-year career.

… Friday, September 25, 2020 Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) is proud to announce that Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD, is included on Avenue Magazine ’s The Power List 2020 . The list of more than 50 visionaries within the New York metropolitan area comprises leaders

MSK researchers moved cancer science ahead in 2015 with landmark discoveries that suggest new treatment strategies and shed light on how the disease progresses.

… Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Microscopic image of spherical cluster of cells, most of them pink cells with a smaller number of blue ones. Microscopic image of a spherical organoid of intestinal cells. Taken from the blog post "Manipulating a Single Gene Turns Colorectal Cancer Cells Back to Normal." See