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Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s

Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s

Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period
Hutch NewsJanuary 20, 2020
How a phone call helped shape the field of bone marrow transplant

How a phone call helped shape the field of bone marrow transplant

A lifesaving new leukemia treatment was harming some patients’ digestive organs, and no one really understood why. So, over 40 years, Dr. George McDonald helped fill in the gaps.
Hutch NewsJanuary 30, 2019
Common genetic disorder linked to increased death rate from cancer drug

Common genetic disorder linked to increased death rate from cancer drug

Researchers recommend ‘caution’ when using the chemotherapy busulfan in patients with Gilbert’s syndrome
Hutch NewsOctober 27, 2016
Cannabis and cancer: Medical marijuana gains favor among some patients despite safety concerns

Cannabis and cancer: Medical marijuana gains favor among some patients despite safety concerns

But some doctors voice concerns about safety, risks of Rx weed
Hutch NewsJuly 17, 2015
Al-Johani Award will support new transplant protocol for Crohn's disease

Al-Johani Award will support new transplant protocol for Crohn's disease

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center clinical investigator George McDonald will use the prize to 'pay it forward' by studying a new treatment approach for an incurable disease
Hutch NewsApril 29, 2013
Transplantation refinements boost long-term survival of blood cancers

Transplantation refinements boost long-term survival of blood cancers

Clinical Research Division study shows 41 percent drop in post-transplant deaths compared to mid-1990s
Hutch NewsNovember 29, 2010
Gaining gastrointestinal GVHD control

Gaining gastrointestinal GVHD control

Phase III clinical trial on drug therapy to combat graft-vs.-host disease in stem-cell patients shows significant reduction in deaths
Hutch NewsJanuary 29, 2007