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Dr Kremyanskaya on the Use of Cytoreductive Measures in PV and ET

December 01, 2023

Marina Kremyanskaya, MD, PhD, discusses disease and patient characteristics that influence the choice between hydroxyurea and interferon therapy for patients with polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia.

Ongoing Research Aims to Bring Bispecific Antibodies to Earlier Settings and Novel Combinations in Myeloma

November 21, 2023

Joshua Richter, MD, provides an overview of the current state of bispecific antibodies in multiple myeloma, discusses ongoing investigations of these agents, and expands on their unique toxicities and the need for proactive management.

New RNA-based Therapy Combats Melanoma in Mouse Models

November 18, 2023

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

November 17, 2023

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.

Learning the Language of Cells to Beat Cancer

November 12, 2023

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 Researchers Receive $7 Million to Improve Outcomes for High-risk Blood Cancer Patients From the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

November 06, 2023

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.

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for Seminal Work in Immunology and Cell Biology

November 04, 2023

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, an esteemed immunologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her pioneering contributions to the fields of immunology and cell biology.

Dr Mascarenhas on the Goals of the Phase 1/2 KRT-232-109 Study in Myelofibrosis

August 21, 2023

John 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.