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September 2023 EIPM Director's Memo

September 7, 2023

Dear Members of the Englander Institute,

Thank you all so much for another very successful and productive month!

I'm thrilled to...

Multicolored ribbon and people graphic signifiy rare diseases, to raise awareness on Rare Disease Day in February. Credit: Shutterstock

National Organization for Rare Disorders Designates Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as a Rare Disease Center of Excellence

September 7, 2023

Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center have together been named a Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). The designation adds the academic medical center to NORD’s collaborative network of 40 participating...

A New Targeted Treatment Shows Promise for Select Patients with Stomach Cancer

August 23, 2023

An international phase 3 clinical trial, done in participation with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, found that a new targeted treatment called zolbetuximab, given in combination with a standard chemotherapy, extended survival for patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer that overexpressed a specific biomarker.

Results from the GLOW study, published...