News

2015 Dec 14

Lung inflammation contributes to metastasis

Pre-existing inflammation in the lungs may increase the risk that cancers beginning elsewhere will spread to the organ, according to Vivek Mittal, Ph.D., and colleagues. Read more

2015 Dec 14

Amid cancer breakthroughs, hospitals aim for top talent, clinical trials

Dean Laurie Glimcher, M.D., discusses recent big-name cancer recruits at Weill Cornell Medicine. Read more

2015 Dec 11

Surgery in the Aging Patient

Heather Yeo, M.D., MPH, discusses care management for geriatric patients and their caregivers. Read more

2015 Dec 10

Leonard lists his lymphoma highlights

Several trade publications turned to John Leonard, M.D., for his insights into the highlights of the ASH Annual Meeting Read more

2015 Dec 09

How cryotherapy prevents hair loss from chemo

Tessa Cigler, M.D., discusses the use of cool caps during breast cancer treatment. Read more

2015 Dec 02

Modified chemotherapy regimen effective, less toxic for gastric cancers

Manish Shah, M.D., reports on a phase II study about a modified first-line chemo regimen for advanced gastric cancer. Read more

2015 Dec 02

High-End Cancer Treatment for Pets

Kristy Richards, M.D., Ph.D., discusses how cancer research on dogs can benefit humans Read more

2015 Dec 01

Multiple Myeloma: Excitement about monoclonal antibodies

Morton Coleman, M.D., discusses some of the research presented at the recent Lymphoma & Myeloma International Conference. Read more

2015 Dec 01

Taking away the toll

Lisa Roth, M.D., is hoping to change the course of care for children and young adults with Burkitt lymphoma. Read more

2015 Nov 30

Solving the leukemia stem cell conundrum

Monica Guzman, Ph.D., and colleagues are pursuing chemotherapy alternatives for blood cancers like acute myeloid leukemia Read more

2015 Nov 24

Doctors find potential new approach for early detection of myelodysplastic syndromes

Work by Todd Evans, Ph.D., and colleagues has led to a new method to detect earlier stages of myelodysplastic syndromes. Read more

2015 Nov 23

Hematology Drugs in the Pipeline

Several clinicians from Weill Cornell Medicine were called upon to provide insight into promising new hematology drugs. Read more

2015 Nov 20

Prognostic models can have ‘tremendous impact’ on long-term outcomes in CLL

Richard Furman, M.D., offers insights into the development of prognostic models that can identify patients likely to develop resistance to B-cell receptor antagonists. Read more

Dr.Yariv Houvras, right, with Dr. Ritu Kumar, an assistant professor of cell and developmental biology in surgery.

2015 Nov 20

On the Fast Track

Yariv Houvras, M.D., Ph.D., is using Tri-I TDI funding to pursue new treatment for melanoma. Read more

2015 Nov 18

Melanoma surveillance developments advance goals for improved prognoses

Jonathan Zippin, M.D., Ph.D., is featured in a video discussing advances in melanoma surveillance. Read more

2015 Nov 17

Reflections on the latest treatments for multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma experts Morton Coleman, M.D., Ruben Niesvizky, M.D, and Tomer Mark, M.D., discuss the latest treatments for the disease. Read more

2015 Nov 17

Companies seek to diagnose cancer from a blood sample

David Lyden, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the benefits and challenges of using exosomes as a diagnostic tool for cancer. Read more

2015 Nov 13

Precision medicine testing options expand with approval of EXaCT-1 test

Whole exome sequencing test developed at Weill Cornell receives state approval for clinical use. Read more

Dr. Ding Cheng Gao, Kari Fischer, Dr. Vivek Mittal

2015 Nov 11

Study of breast cancer metastasis upends conventional wisdom

Discovery by the labs of Ding Cheng Gao and Vivek Mittal may settle a longstanding debate about how cancers spread. Read more