Alex Kentsis: Featured News

MSK physician-scientist Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD
Article
Read about a discovery that a gene linked to pediatric cancers may play an essential role in normal brain development.
MSK physician-scientist Alex Kentsis
Learn about a possible new treatment approach for soft tissue sarcomas.
Physician-scientist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
Research points to the role of a protein called MYB, which has long been known to play a role in cancer.
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
A protein detected in the urine of children with Wilms’ tumor led to the development of a test to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Gears with 2016 and 2017
In the News
As 2017 draws to a close, take a look back at the scientific discoveries that deepened our understanding of cancer in the past year.
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
Science Byte
A new strategy for treating pediatric cancers involves preventing cells from repairing their own DNA.
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
Researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may trigger most childhood cancers.
Alex Kentsis in his lab
Finding
Researchers have found that the genetic changes that cause pediatric leukemia are different from those that lead to leukemia in adults.