Dr. Jedd Wolchok

With a mission to understand how nutrition and metabolism impact the body’s ability to control cancer, four leading research institutions have united under the Weill Cancer Hub East, an innovative, collaborative partnership that aims to transform cancer treatment.

Long-term data from a landmark international trial show about half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for 10 years or more, according to a new report from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators and their colleagues.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of August.

A collaboration between Dr. Jedd Wolchok, the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Dr. Yelena Janjigian, chief of the gastrointestinal oncology service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is looking to transform the care of gastroesophageal cancer (GEC) patients with untreatable disease – earning the pair a grant from Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) as a part of the SU2C-Torrey Coast Foundation Gastroesophageal Cancer Dream Team Collective.

When Nila Charles was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was the mother of two young children, working long hours and caring for a family member who was also diagnosed with cancer.

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) announced it has added Weill Cornell Medicine to its network of preeminent academic and medical research institutions at the forefront of the fight against cancer. 

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of November.  

Dr. Lisa Newman, chief of the...

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of April.

A Cornell University alumnus, Meyer ’49, along with his beloved wife Sandra, was a generous and committed champion of Weill Cornell Medicine, with an enduring passion for medical research and philanthropy.

White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of March.

Dr. Jedd Wolchok, an internationally acclaimed medical oncologist whose innovations in immunotherapy have revolutionized melanoma treatment, has been recruited as the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Sept. 12.