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Manish Shah, M.D., gastrointestinal oncology expert at the Meyer Cancer Center of Weill Cornell Medicine

2016 Feb 02

Targeting cancer stem cells in the BRIGHTER trial

Manish Shah, M.D., discusses a trial into the use of a STAT3 inhibitor with chemotherapy to curtail stem cell regeneration and reduce recurrence or metastasis in gastric cancer. Read more

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2016 Feb 01

Treatment options for patients with advanced stomach cancer

For patients with locally advanced stomach cancer, we need to do more than surgery alone, says Manish Shah, M.D. Read more

Brendon stiles, M.D.

2016 Jan 29

Neoadjuvant bevacizumab may improve resection of stage III lung cancer

Brendon Stiles, M.D., comments on a study about the addition of bevacizumab Avastin) to induction chemotherapy for lung cancer. Read more

2016 Jan 29

Scientists find link between cancer metabolism and cellular architecture

Researchers exploring the PI3K pathway have discovered a previously unidentified link between a cancer cell's form and shape and its metabolic capabilities Read more

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2016 Jan 28

Optune versus salvage chemotherapy in glioblastoma

Susan Panullo, M.D., discusses the improvement in quality of life in patients with glioblastoma treated with Optune. Read more

Lewis Cantley, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 27

Parents, physicians urged to prevent cancer with HPV vaccine

The Meyer Cancer Center has joined the nation's top cancer centers calling for increased human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cancer. Read more

Innovation from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists + the best medical care from NewYork-Presbyterian doctors puts Meyer Cancer Center first in NYC cancer care.

2016 Jan 27

New 3D goggles help doctors search for mutations in cancerous tumors

Researchers in the lab of Olivier Elemento, Ph.D., are using virtual reality to visualize tumor mutations. Read more

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2016 Jan 25

Adjuvant oxaliplatin reduces colon cancer recurrence, deaths

Adding oxaliplatin to fluoropyrimidine-based adjuvant chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of recurrence of colon cancer, according to Manish Shah, M.D. Read more

Ching Tung, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 25

Imaging experts create “cancer spray” to illuminate tumors for surgeons

Ching-Hsuan Tung, Ph.D., has developed a fluorescent “cancer spray” that can be applied to the ovaries and other organs during surgery to create a luminous outline of cancerous cell clusters. Read more

Thomas Fahey III, M.D.

2016 Jan 25

Link between prostate protein and adrenal tumors provides new hope for rare cancer

New prostate cancer treatments could provide hope for those with a rare form of endocrine cancer, according to findings from a team of Meyer researchers led by Thomas Fahey III, M.D. Read more

John Babich, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 25

From tracer to treatment: Radiopharmaceuticals home in on hard-to-detect cancers

John Babich, Ph.D., has developed a protocol that combines radiopharmaceuticals and PET scans to improve detection and patient management in prostate cancer. Read more

Video of Manish Shah, M.D., discussing gastric cancer in Asian populations

2016 Jan 22

Does the Asian population differ from the western populations in regards to gastric cancers

Manish Shah, M.D., speaks about gastric cancer among the Asian population at ASCO GI 2016. Read more

Claudia Fischbach-Teschl and Cynthia Reinhart-King

2016 Jan 21

Ithaca professors elected as AIMBE fellows

Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, Ph.D., and Cynthia Reinhart-King, Ph.D., have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Read more

David Li, MD, PhD, and David C. Madoff, MD, FSIR, FACR

2016 Jan 21

Interventional Oncology as the Fourth Pillar of Cancer Care

David Madoff, M.D., and David Li, M.D., Ph.D., elucidate the role and potential of interventional radiologists in cancer care. Read more

Ruben Niesvizky, MD

2016 Jan 21

FDA Approves Carfilzomib Combo for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Ruben Niesvizky, M.D., discusses a newly approved combination therapy for multiple myeloma. Read more

Holly Prigerson, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 21

Chemotherapy regimens for patients with advanced gastric cancer

Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D. discusses chemotherapy regimens for patients with advanced gastric cancer. Read more

2016 Jan 21

Cantley, Rubin among "most influential scientific minds"

Lewis Cantley, Ph.D., and Mark Rubin, M.D., have made a Thomson-Reuters list of influential scientists. Read more

Nancy Du, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 20

Protein critical to cell survival also promotes metastasis independently

A protein that normally exists in the mitochondria of healthy cells appears to travel to the nucleus of cancer cells and promote metastasis, according to a study by Nancy Du, Ph.D. Read more

Holly Prigerson, Ph.D.

2016 Jan 19

Dying docs opt for less aggressive end-of-life care

Doctors facing death may be less likely to seek surgery or visit the intensive-care unit during the last six months of their lives, according to a study by Holly Prigerson, Ph.D. Read more

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2016 Jan 19

Prognostic factors and the impact of new therapies for CLL

Richard Furman, M.D., discusses therapies for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Read more