Lung Cancer Screening Dramatically Increases Long-term Survival Rate
Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography screening drastically improves the survival rate of cancer patients over a 20-year period, according to a large-scale international study being presented by Mount Sinai researchers at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
The Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy and the Icahn Genomics Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to establish a state-of-the-art center dedicated to the discovery and development of cutting-edge targets for cancer therapy.
New RNA-based Therapy Combats Melanoma in Mouse Models
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells—which play a key role in immune response—that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.
Mount Sinai Launches Clinic to Help Breast Cancer Patients in Need of Legal Services
The Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership, which provides legal aid to Mount Sinai Health System patients in need, has launched a clinic to help breast cancer patients navigate legal issues that arise due to their diagnoses.
Adding Immunotherapy to Chemotherapy Regimen Improves Survival in Metastatic Bladder Cancer Patients
A clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improved survival in patients with an advanced type of bladder cancer.
Learning the Language of Cells to Beat Cancer
Andrew L. Ji, MD, is working to better understand cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma —a skin cancer that is the second most common cancer in the United States and one that causes substantial morbidity, with a considerable risk for metastatic spread and death.
Mount Sinai Awarded $3.4 Million to Study Prostate Cancer in People With HIV
The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a $3.4 million grant to create a model that identifies the best prostate cancer treatment for people with HIV.
The Mount Sinai Health System has received a $7 million grant from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation for a three-year project that aims to fast-track novel translational concepts to improve outcomes for people with high risk myeloma, the second most common blood cancer in the United States.
Dr Mascarenhas on the Goals of the Phase 1/2 KRT-232-109 Study in Myelofibrosis
August 21st 2023John Mascarenhas, MD, discusses the goals of the phase 1/2 KRT-232-109 study evaluating the addition of the first-in-class MDM2 inhibitor navtemadlin to ruxolitinib in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and highlights the eligibility criteria of this trial.