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2016 Sep 27

New drugs, immuno-oncology advances gastric cancer treatment paradigm

Immuno-oncology and the classification of subtypes of gastric cancer could greatly advance treatment efficacy and variation, according to Manish A. Shah, M.D. Read more

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2016 Sep 26

Collaborative MDS research yields world-class results

The Weill Cornell Medicine Leukemia Program is part of collaborative research into myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Read more

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2016 Sep 21

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Olivier Elemento

Olivier Elemento, Ph.D., is a featured faculty member in the #WeAreWCM campaign. Read more

Kaitlyn Gayvert

2016 Sep 21

Moneyball could offer winning strategy for drug development

Researchers from the lab of Olivier Elemento, Ph.D., have developed a promising new AI tool that better predicts which drug candidates are likely to be too toxic. Read more

2016 Sep 20

Five questions for Harold Varmus

Harold Varmus, M.D., reflects on the state of medical research and the public's understanding of it, as well as politics. Read more

Gail Roboz with patient Kevin Houlihan

2016 Sep 20

Cancer Care: The Next Generation

Several Meyer Cancer Center faculty are featured in this half-hour television special on cancer. Read more

2016 Sep 19

The impact of Tecentriq to treat patients with advanced bladder cancer

The immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has been found to be non-toxic and has demonstrated a major survival advantage in patients with metastatic urothelial bladder cancer, according to David Nanus, M.D. Read more

Ari Melnick, M.D.

2016 Sep 19

The cooperation that causes cancer

Ari Melnick, M.D., has uncovered the mechanisms by which B-cells can transform to cause cancer, and found that it requires a special cooperation between regulatory protein EZH2 and transcription protein BCL6. Read more

Matthew Bernstein

2016 Sep 19

The height of dedication

Matthew Bernstein, 16, is contributing to a cure for the cancer that claimed his brothers life. Read more

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2016 Sep 16

Chemical tags on RNA silence X chromosome in females

The addition of a chemical tag on an RNA molecule is the critical switch that inactivates one X chromosome in every cell, ensuring healthy development in all female mammals, according to new research by Samie Jaffrey, Ph.D. Read more

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2016 Sep 15

Identifying Genetic Changes in Advanced Prostate Cancer: What It Means for Patients

Himisha Beltran, M.D., discusses molecular-based tools used to examine genetic changes in prostate cancer. Read more

Jim Hu, M.D.

2016 Sep 14

Almost all men with early prostate cancer survive 10 years, regardless of treatment

Jim Hu., M.D., weighs in on a pair of studies about survival rates in prostate cancer. Read more

Mark Souweidane, M.D. appeared in Humans of New York talking about pediatric brain cancer

2016 Sep 08

DIPG: A New Beginning

Mark M. Souweidane, M.D., writes about a pivotal point in his career, and for future treatments for children with a rare and deadly form of brain cancer. Read more

Francine Garrett Bakelman

2016 Sep 07

What are the long-term health effects of living in space?

Christopher Mason and Francine Garrett-Bakelman are analyzing blood samples as part of a NASA experiment on twin astronauts. 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 Sep 05

Virtual Vision

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are using virtual reality goggles to bring that fantasy to life—with the aim of improving cancer care. Read more

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2016 Sep 05

Small wonders: Cerebral organoids

Howard Fine, M.D., has been successfully growing organoids to study brain cancer in an innovative new way. Read more

2016 Sep 01

Injury risk spikes while cancer patients seek diagnosis

More attention should be paid to the negative influence a cancer diagnosis has on patients' health and well-being, according to Holly Prigerson, Ph.D. Read more

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2016 Sep 01

Why we need precision medicine—now

Precision medicine efforts at Weill Cornell Medicine were highlighted in this guest piece in The Hill. Read more

2016 Sep 01

Grant launches center on the physics of cancer metabolism

Cornell University and Weill Cornell will establish a new multi-institutional translational research Center on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism, thanks to a $9.3m National Cancer Institute grant Read more

John Leonard, M.D. discusses clinical trials

2016 Aug 31

How you can help cure cancer (and other diseases)

John Leonard, M.D., talks to Reuters about the benefits of participating in clinical trials. Read more