Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Strategic Alliance Partners

Latest from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Dr. Rizvi on Pseudo-Progression in Lung Cancer

January 06, 2014

Naiyer A. Rizvi, MD, an associate attending physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the phenomenon of pseudoprogression in patients with lung cancer after they receive immunotherapy treatment.

Dr. Brentjens on Modifying T Cells in Hematologic Cancers

November 22, 2013

Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD, associate professor, chief, Cellular Therapeutics Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explains how CAR-modified T cells can be used to treat hematologic cancers.

Dr. Sawyers Accepts his "Giants of Cancer Care" Award

November 21, 2013

Charles L. Sawyers, MD, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program; Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Chair, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, accepts the Giants of Cancer Care Award for his work in prostate cancer.

Dr. Hudis on Promising Treatment Strategies in TNBC

October 17, 2013

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, ASCO president, chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service, attending physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the challenges and recent advancements of treating patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Dr. Brentjens on the Side Effects of CAR-Modified T Cells

September 04, 2013

Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the side effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–modified T cells when used to treat B-cell malignancies.

Combination of Cixutumumab and Temsirolimus Demonstrates Improved Progression-Free and Encouraging Overall Survival for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

August 29, 2013

The first and largest national clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an IGF-1R antibody and an mTOR inhibitor in combination therapy for a range of sarcomas has achieved its primary endpoint of improvement in progression-free survival at 12 weeks in patients with bone and soft-tissue sarcomas.

Dr. Hudis Discusses Obesity as a Modifiable Risk Factor

August 06, 2013

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, ASCO President-Elect and chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service and attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses obesity as a modifiable risk factor for cancer.