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A new pancreatic cancer research center has been created at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). The ambitious initiative was established with an initial commitment of $10 million from MSKCC Board member David M. Rubenstein.

… Friday, December 7, 2012 A new pancreatic cancer research center has been created at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).  The ambitious initiative was established with an initial commitment of $10 million from MSKCC Board member David M. Rubenstein. The new program, called the David M. Rubenstein

As construction began on the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, SKI adopted new ways to advance therapeutic innovation at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Saturday, January 1, 2011 Summary As construction began on the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, SKI adopted new ways to advance therapeutic innovation at Memorial Sloan Kettering. As construction began on a new research facility, now named the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center , Sloan Kettering

Nearly every advance in cancer care today is possible because of clinical trials. MSK is breaking down the age barrier that has made it hard for young patients such as Irving Romero Torres to participate in and benefit from clinical research.

… Friday, October 1, 2021 When Irving Romero Torres learned that the cancer he’d been battling for three years had come back, he was “scared, really scared.” But he wasn’t defeated. “I didn’t hesitate to go back on treatment,” he says. “I was ready to fight again.” Pediatric oncologist Emily Slotkin Pediatric

For HER2-positive breast cancers, MRI scans that employ machine-learning algorithms can provide more guidance than biopsies alone.

… Friday, October 23, 2020 Summary For breast cancers that have high levels of HER2, advanced MRI scans and artificial intelligence may help doctors make treatment decisions. For people with breast cancer , biopsies have long been the gold standard for characterizing the molecular changes in a tumor, which

MSK researchers shed light on the signals that determine the fate of embryonic cells.

… Friday, June 16, 2017 Summary A new finding clarifies how certain proteins work together to direct cells to either specialize or remain pluripotent. This image, generated in the lab of developmental biologist Anna-Katerina (Kat) Hadjantonakis , shows mouse embryos arranged in three circles. The embryos

Neurosurgery research fellow Nelson Moussazadeh was awarded a research grant by Joseph and Nazee Moinian.

… Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Neurosurgery research fellow Nelson Moussazadeh was awarded a research grant by Joseph and Nazee Moinian in memory of Fariborz Nobandegani, a neurosurgeon who was passionate about research and patient care. This multiyear award will support Dr. Moussazadeh’s investigation into

New MSK research found patients with non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases may benefit from up-front stereotactic radiosurgery; identified a connection between antibiotic use and autoimmune diseases; and uncovered a previously unknown structural role for messenger RNAs in the cytoplasm of cells.

… Tuesday, August 13, 2024 New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) found patients with non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases may benefit from up-front stereotactic radiosurgery; identified a connection between antibiotic use and autoimmune diseases; and uncovered a previously

Thousands of oncology experts from around the world will tune in April 27 and 28 for the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) virtual annual meeting I. The meeting is the first of two virtual sessions, with clinical trial plenary sessions, clinical trial poster sessions, several minisymposia, and more. The AACR virtual annual meeting II will be held June 22 through 24.

… Friday, April 24, 2020 Friday, April 24, 2020 Thousands of oncology experts from around the world will tune in April 27 and 28 for the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) virtual annual meeting I. The meeting is the first of two virtual sessions, with clinical trial plenary sessions, clinical

The revised scoring system incorporates molecular information related to 31 genes to help predict risk.

… Monday, June 13, 2022 A new molecular scoring system promises to improve the treatment of a set of blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) , according to an international team of researchers. The findings were announced June 12, 2022 at the European Hematology Association conference in Vienna

Learn how specialists at Memorial Sloan Kettering tattoo highly realistic nipples and areolas on people who have had them removed during surgery for breast cancer.

… Thursday, September 26, 2024 Rachel Samuels Rand (l) with her husband, Brendan Rand. Rachel Samuels Rand (l) with her husband, Brendan Rand. After a double mastectomy performed at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Rachel got realistic 3-D nipple and areola tattoos by MSK specialist Alicia Jones. Rachel says