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Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers
Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers Named President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced that Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, an internationally recognized pancreatic cancer surgeon and researcher, a pioneer in cancer health disparities research, and an academic medical leader, has been selected to serve as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.
MSK Awards & Appointments June 2022

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments.
Luis Alberto Diaz, Jr., MD and Andrea Cercek, MD
ASCO 2022: 100% Complete Response Rate in MMRd Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Seen in Pivotal ‘Immunoablative’ Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Clinical Trial

Breakthrough findings were presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting and published in The New England Journal of Medicine today by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) confirming a clinical complete response in all 14 patients who received the immunotherapy treatment dostarlimab as a first-line treatment for mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) locally advanced rectal cancer. This new approach of “immunoablative” therapy uses immunotherapy to replace surgery, chemotherapy and radiation to remove cancer.
Shanu Modi
ASCO 2022: Practice-Changing Findings Identify HER2-Low as a Targetable Subset of Breast Cancer, Redefining Treatment for More Than 60 Percent of HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

New data from researchers at MSK featured in the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting press program and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlights a novel antibody-drug conjugate that doubled progression-free survival in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer Care Closer to Home: Physicians of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists to Open New Cancer Care Facility in Brooklyn

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the fastest-growing community oncology practices in the nation, today announced plans to open a 39,000 sq ft facility in Brooklyn, New York, in early 2023.
Shanu Modi, MD, Andrea Cercek, MD, Vinod Balachandran, MD, and Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD
ASCO 2022: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Experts To Present Significant Research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Physicians and scientists from MSK will join oncology experts and members of the global cancer research community to present the latest advances in cancer during the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 3–7 in Chicago.
MSK Awards & Appointments May 2022

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Study Points to Expanded Genomic Testing That Aims To Benefit Children and Young Adults With Cancer

By sequencing the entire genome of a tumor, the experimental test will go beyond standard testing for common cancers in adults.
2022 Robbins Family Award for Nursing Excellence Winners
Celebrating Exceptional Service in Nursing at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Third Annual Robbins Family Awards

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the Robbins Family Foundation are proud to announce today that 13 distinguished MSK nurses and one nursing team were recognized with the 2022 Robbins Family Award for Nursing Excellence. During National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12), MSK recognizes outstanding nurses for exemplary service.
The MSK Ralph Lauren Center
Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities 

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation announced today that it's providing $25 million in new grant funding to expand or establish five Ralph Lauren cancer centers, aimed at reducing disparities in cancer care and access across underserved communities. The funding will benefit institutions including the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem.