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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein

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Our goal is to understand how host niches, epi/genetics, aging, lifestyle and treatments influence residual cancer dormancy to detect, prevent and treat cancer relapse montefioreeinstein.org/cancer/resea…

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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Congratulations to one of the rising stars at the @soledadsosalab.bsky.social and @cdi-einstein.bsky.social for this impressive recognition! montefioreeinstein.org/news/2026/07...
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Carolina Rodriguez Tirado, Ph.D., Receives Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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An anti-PMEL antibody−drug conjugate with a Gq/11 inhibitor payload in GNAQ/GNA11-mutant melanomas: a phase 1 trial - Nature Medicine
In a phase 1 trial, treatment with the antibody−drug conjugate DYP688, targeting PMEL and delivering a Gq/11 inhibitor, in patients with GNAQ/GNA11-mutant metastatic uveal melanoma or other GNAQ/GNA11...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Spatial ecology of breast cancer reveals co-evolution of proliferative and dormant niches - Genome Medicine
Background Cancer progression involves not only uncontrolled proliferation but also the strategic entry of tumour cells into reversible (quiescent) or irreversible (senescent) states of cell cycle arr...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Quiescent tumor cells shape the immunosuppressive microenvironment in pancreatic cancer - Nature Communications
CAR T cell therapy remains largely ineffective in solid tumors, where quiescent cancer cells contribute to treatment resistance. Here, the authors identify a population of quiescent pancreatic cancer ...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Interesting predictions using mathematical modeling of the ERK/p38 activity ratio and its role in cancer dormancy revealed in 2001 by Julio Aguirre-Ghiso @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social and Liliana Ossowski. www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Frontiers | A multiscale model reveals how ERK/p38-regulated dormancy shapes tumor-immune dynamics and immunoediting outcomes
IntroductionImmune responses in cancer arise from dynamic interactions across biological scales, linking intracellular signaling, cellular phenotypic plastic...
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Samarth Hegde @samhegde.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
our lab website: samhegdelab.org 🌲 Our group will be part of the MECCC Cancer Dormancy Institute @cdi-einstein.bsky.social, and academically within the Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology (DMB) at the intersection of systems immunology and hematopoietic development in inflammation.
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Lab of Reactive Myeloid Cell Biology
Cancer Dormancy Institute, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC). Non-institutional website for the laboratory headed by Dr. Samarth Hegde, Department of Developmental and Molecular ...
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Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D. @sdeoliveira.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🧪 So excited 🤗 for Hegde Lab @samhegde.bsky.social to open activity next month and join the Developmental Molecular Biology Department and @cdi-einstein.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social If you want to know more check below 👇🏽
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Unleashing T cell surveillance for the eradication of quiescent persister tumor cells resistant to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Geng et al. report that quiescent persister tumor cells persisting after neoadjuvant chemotherapy can restrain CD8+ T cell-mediated cytotoxicity via CD96, thereby contributing to colorectal cancer rec...
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Evolutionary characterization of lung cancer metastasis - Nature
DNA-sequencing data from primary tumours and paired metastases from participants in the TRACERx lung study and PEACE autopsy programme are used to analyse the metastatic diversity of advanced non-smal...
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Joan Mancuso @joanmancusombc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excellent @CancerResrch project w/top scientists to develop a digital HER2 assay w/inclusion of low/ultra-low. TY for including me and hearing comments about potential impact of diversity-no data available and noted as a limitation. www.modernpathology.org/article/S089...
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Agreement Across 10 Artificial Intelligence Models in Assessing Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Expression in Breast Cancer Whole-Slide Images
Historically, eligibility for receiving human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapies was limited to HER2-positive tumors (immunohistochemistry 3+ or in situ hybridization amplifi...
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Metastasis Research Society @metastasisresearch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🚨#MRS2026 early bird registration until April 30th. From sun exposure to cell signaling: Spotlight on Dr. Carmit Levy ☀️ We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Carmit Levy from Tel Aviv University #TelAvivUni will be a featured speaker at #MRS2026 in Salt Lake City!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Somatic mutations in microglia brain cells (the same mutations as seen in cancer) are enriched in and may drive the neuroinflammation of Alzheimer's disease @cellcellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @mskcancercenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Join MSK breast medical oncologist Dr. Sarat Chandarlapaty for a session about “Resistance to anti-HER2 ADCs” TODAY at #AACR26. @theaacr.bsky.social ⏱️: Tuesday, April 21 at 1:25pm PDT Learn more here: bit.ly/4934sY2 #AACR26
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Delighted to represent @cdi-einstein.bsky.social and once more co-chair this meeting with my colleagues and friends Cyrus Ghajar FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH, @Christoph Klein University of Regensburg, and @Dorothy Sipkins Duke University. See you all in Toronto next year!
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Delighted to host virtually Cathrin Brisken MD PhD for our Cancer Dormancy Institute @cdi-einstein.bsky.social seminar series. Looking forward to learning about the latest findings on breast cancer dormancy!
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Evelyn Strickland @strickland-evelyn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
What if you got to work with some of your best friends on a science project? I can't publish how fun this was, but I can show you the data (🧵)! Last week, we posted our second neutrophil swarming paper to bioRxiv and I wanted to post my favorite videos here~ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
mRNA vaccines continue to show major promise. In a small Phase 1 trial led by Dr. Balachandran, some patients with pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers) reached 6-year survival. This is why sustained investment in science & research matters. tinyurl.com/f4n4anhk
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @mskcancercenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Join gastrointestinal medical oncologist Dr. Luis Diaz for his session about “Chemical engineering of mismatch repair deficiency to induce tumor immunogenicity” TODAY at #AACR26. @theaacr.bsky.social e ⏱️: Tuesday, April 21 at 1:25pm PDT Learn more: bit.ly/4cueKBm
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Extracellular vesicles derived from senescent hepatocytes drive pan-cancer metastasis in aging - Nature Aging
Investigating how aging predisposes individuals to a higher metastatic risk, the authors identify that extracellular vesicles secreted by senescent hepatocytes carry miRNAs that enhance metastatic pot...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Targeting tumor dormancy: the next frontier in gastrointestinal stromal tumor therapy
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the digestive tract, are primarily driven by mutations in KIT/PDGFRA…
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Outcomes in Older Adults With Nonmetastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
This cohort study assessess whether adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with breast cancer mortality among women 70 years or older with nonmetastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
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Samarth Hegde @samhegde.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Had a great Northern NYC Heme club intro @newyorkbloodcenter.bsky.social ! Great talks across the spectrum of Heme cancer biology, Clonal hematopoiesis, blood cell development from new colleagues across NY :) @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @cdi-einstein.bsky.social @einsteincellbio.bsky.social
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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🔥 19 scientists. 🌍 One global stage. Celebrating 19 @niaidnews.bsky.social awardees at our B Cells & Plasma Cells / B & T Cell Collaboration meeting! The future of immunology is here 👏 #KSBCells26 #KSBTCells26 @kimljacobson.bsky.social @deeptabhattacha.bsky.social @zivshulman.bsky.social
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Don't miss it!
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David Entenberg @dentenberg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Huge congratulations to first author Mohd Nauman and all the co-authors and collaborators who made this story possible! @cdi-einstein.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social @monteeinsteinpath.bsky.social
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Super excited to visit NYU Cancer Center tomorrow, and catch up with friends and colleagues sharing our most recent work @cdi-einstein.bsky.social. See you!
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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A hormetic transcriptional program coregulates invasion, proliferation and dormancy to define metastatic potential - Nature Communications
PRRX1 is an epithelial– mesenchymal transition-linked transcription factor. Here, the authors discover that intermediate PRRX1 levels primes cancer cell for high invasion and metastatic fitness, where...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New work from CDI Member Hayley McDaid. Congrats! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Eric Chevet @ericchevet.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Good morning! this week's selection of articles and #preprints on #proteostasis thanks to @biomednews.bsky.social -- biomed.news/bims-proteo/... Highlight: Mechanisms linking cytoplasmic decay of translation-defective mRNA to transcriptional adaptation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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bims-proteo 2026-02-15 papers
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Congratulations Nauman and @dentenberg.bsky.social for this important study!
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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
In the battle against cancer, a new hero has entered the chat. One innovation came from UMass researchers who created a tiny particle–based cancer vaccine that stopped tumors from growing in lab tests. gulfnews.com/world/cancer...
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Cancer's new nemesis: mRNA-based jab zaps tumours, enters human trials
Cancer now ‘fightable’ with a jab?  mRNA-based cancer vaccine human trials on
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Important to see the acknowledgement of cancer dormancy & that top journals continue to highlight & publish on this topic. This problem is now studied in major Institutions worldwide. Congrats to all who work in this space! It is making & will make a difference! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it
Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment.
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Amulya Sreekumar @amulyasreekumar.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it
Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment.
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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Single-cell resolution of an open chromatin signature in persister tumor cells
Cancer can recur when a subset of tumor cells, termed persister cells, survive therapy and re-enter the cell cycle. Through single-nucleus multi-omic …
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We wrapped the @cdi-einstein.bsky.social Retreat with four impressive projects from our workshop by Unai Heras Manterola, Lindsay Lafave, Maria Sosa, and Kamini Singh—covered dormancy & bioengineering, neoantigens, transcriptional heterogeneity & lung cancer. Wow! Thanks to all who participated!
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Now Wenjun Guo @cdi-einstein.bsky.social presenting his work on MLL3 loss and metastasis initiation.
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Today we had a phenomenal first day of our @cdi-einstein.bsky.social retreat. Great talks by @soledadsosalab.bsky.social Anna Skwarska and John McAuliffe.
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Exciting to wrap up the presentations at our CDI retreat with two phenomenal talks by @cdi-einstein.bsky.social latest recruits who will start in 2026 @swagatag.bsky.social from @mit.edu and @samhegde.bsky.social from @mountsinainyc.bsky.social welcome to @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The @cdi-einstein.bsky.social retreat is tomorrow! Featuring 1.5 days of exciting science with keynote by Dr. Lewis Chodosh (UPenn) and talks from our faculty and students. Thanks to MECCC, SWCRF, and Pershing Square Philanthropies for their support!
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Getting ready to start our @cdi-einstein.bsky.social Retreat!
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Now the Keynote Lecture at our @cdi-einstein.bsky.social retreat delivered by @amulyasreekumar.bsky.social from the Chodosh team at University of Pennsylvania - great work!
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Exciting science presented by @wenjunguolab.bsky.social !
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
A day of exceptional science delivered by CDI Members. Thanks for joining the Retreat!
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Anti-progestin therapy targets hallmarks of breast cancer risk - Nature
Results of an early-phase breast cancer prevention trial demonstrate the potential for breast cancer prevention in premenopausal women with anti-progestin therapy by inducing epithelial–stromal remode...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The CDI retreat is only one day away! 1.5 days of exciting science including our keynote speaker Dr. Lewis Chodosh @upenn.edu and talks by our members and new recruits (TBA soon)! Thanks to MECCC, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation & Pershing Square Philanthropies for their support!
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
CDI Director Dr. Aguirre-Ghiso receives highest honor from the metastasis research society. Importantly, this & the Fidler Innovation Award to Dr. Cyrus Ghajar at @fredhutchprotons.bsky.social recognize the discoveries and research on cancer dormancy. www.linkedin.com/posts/metast...
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The MRS is excited to announce the awardees for the 2026 MRS Awards. Congratulations to all of the awardees! 🏆 Paget-Ewing Award (Honoring scientific excellence and substantial contributions to… | M...
The MRS is excited to announce the awardees for the 2026 MRS Awards. Congratulations to all of the awardees! 🏆 Paget-Ewing Award (Honoring scientific excellence and substantial contributions to the ...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
FAK Inhibition Demonstrates Dual Effects of Tumor Suppression and Dormancy Induction Through Region-Specic COUP-TF1 Regulation assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-761...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Congratulations to CDI Member Eugen Dhimolea and collaborators at CDI and elsewhere for their recent publication revealing vulnerabilities of quiescent triple negative breast cancer cells persisting after chempotherapy : www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14...
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Cancer Dormancy Institute @ Einstein @cdi-einstein.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Congratulations to Rebeca San Martin @rsm7.bsky.social and Soledad Sosa @soledadsosalab.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 CDI Pilot Grant entitled "Elucidating the chromatin architectures between cancer dormancy and recurrence", which focuses on converging mechanisms in prostate cancer & HNSCC.
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