News

2017 Jun 02

Patient-specific method improves monitoring of leukemia cells

A technique developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators can detect cancer cells surviving therapy in the most common form of leukemia in adults more sensitively and precisely than traditional microscopic observation. Read more

2017 Jun 01

Inside NYP: Dr. Richard Silver

Richard Silver, M.D., shares his involvement with the groundbreaking imatinib cancer pill and what he’s gleaned from 60 years working in medicine. Read more

2017 May 31

First clinical trial of new targeted molecular therapy in U.S. takes aim at incurable prostate cancer

Weill Cornell clinicians have begun the first clinical trial in the United States that uses a radiopharmaceutical to treat men with progressive prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate and is no longer responding to hormonal therapy. Read more

2017 May 30

Singh wins grant from defense department for cancer research

A large grant will allow Ithaca affiliate Ankur Singh to further his study of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and develop a lymphoma subtype-specific organoid to evaluate the pre-clinical and clinical outcomes of a new class of pathway targeting novel anti-tumor therapeutics. Read more

2017 May 30

Fresh catch

A new zebrafish model developed by the Houvras Lab could provide valuable tools for thyroid cancer research, diagnostics & therapy. Read more

2017 May 25

All the Colors of the Rainbow

Maria Silver, a New York City public school teacher, reflects on her experience with meningioma and surgeon Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D. Read more

2017 May 24

Suicide risk quadruples after lung cancer diagnosis

A study by Jeffrey Port, M.D., and colleagues suggests people suffering from lung cancer are at a higher risk of suicide than those who struggle with other forms of the disease. Read more

2017 May 24

Four neuro-oncology experts to lead new glioblastoma research center

Howard Fine, M.D., and Rohan Ramakrishna, M.D., are among four neuro-oncologists leading the new Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma. Read more

2017 May 22

Prostate Cancer Treatment: Abiraterone and other hormonal therapies being studied

Scott Tagawa, M.D., M.S., discusses treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Read more

2017 May 22

The role of transplant in mantle cell lymphoma

Peter Martin, M.D., discusses the role of transplant in the field of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) Read more

2017 May 19

Immunotherapy, Improving the Odds

Profile of the work of Kristy Richards, M.D., Ph.D., who splits her time between NYC and Ithaca. Read more

Gastrointestinal oncologist Allyson Ocean of the Meyer Cancer Center

2017 May 18

Is there a connection between uncontrolled diabetes and pancreatic cancer?

Allyson Ocean, M.D., discusses the connection between pancreatic cancer and diabetes. Read more

2017 May 18

Adjuvant capecitabine therapy extends survival in biliary tract cancer

Allyson Ocean, M.D., comments on the results of a large-scale trial for a rare disease with no standard of care: gallbladder cancer. Read more

2017 May 17

WCM team creates self-renewing hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered an innovative method to make an unlimited supply of healthy blood cells from the readily available cells that line blood vessels. Read more

2017 May 17

Can cashews keep colon cancer patients alive?

Manish Shah, M.D., and Heather Yeo, M.D., comment on research that suggests that cashews and other tree nuts might be as effective as some of oncology’s most effective treatments at keeping colon cancer from recurring after surgery. Read more

2017 May 16

"Bookmarks” on stem cell genes preserve cell identity

Stem cells preserve their identities after cell division by using a series of protein “bookmarks” on their genes, according to new research by Effie Apostolou, Ph.D. Read more

2017 May 16

Running the Numbers

Computational biology student Neel Madhukar designs a powerful tool for optimizing drug development. Read more

2017 May 15

Researchers identify a drug that blocks some blood cancers

Ethel Cesarman and colleagues have identified a compound that inhibits the growth of a rare blood cancer found in people with HIV-AIDS as well as multiple myeloma. Read more

Dr. Harel Weinstein (left) with Ph.D. candidate Milka Doktorova (right). Photo by Travis Curry

2017 May 12

Intercampus collaboration enables graduate student scientists to learn from one another

Inter-campus collaborations have allowed graduate students to break new ground in computational biomedicine. Read more