Hutch News

Biomarkers, tumor markers and tumor boards: What cancer patients need to know

Biomarkers, tumor markers and tumor boards: What cancer patients need to know

Cancer care is changing — as are the clinical tools, tests and the terms used to diagnose and predict its path and treatment
Hutch NewsAugust 14, 2025
Crunching the numbers for next-gen COVID-19 vaccines

Crunching the numbers for next-gen COVID-19 vaccines

BARDA taps Fred Hutch biostatisticians to assess new vaccine technology, more nimble trial design
Hutch NewsJanuary 07, 2025
New biomarker could one day help tailor immunotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma

New biomarker could one day help tailor immunotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma

Helps explain why only certain MCC patients respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, could point toward new strategies to improve treatment responses
Hutch NewsFebruary 09, 2024
New projects advance health equity research

New projects advance health equity research

Two $1M grants support efforts to pinpoint novel prostate cancer biomarkers, improve clinical trial enrollment and inclusion
Hutch NewsNovember 28, 2023
Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives $7.4M NCI grant to assess new cancer diagnostics

Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives $7.4M NCI grant to assess new cancer diagnostics

Award will provide long-term support to investigate accuracy of multi-cancer liquid biopsies and other new technology
Hutch NewsOctober 06, 2022
CD133 auto-antibodies shine a light on early-stage small cell lung cancer

CD133 auto-antibodies shine a light on early-stage small cell lung cancer

From the Dr. Paul D Lampe, Dr. Christopher Li, and Dr. A McGarry Houghton Labs, Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Control and Cancer Immunology Programs, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightAugust 15, 2022
Dr. Yingye Zheng named fellow of American Statistical Association

Dr. Yingye Zheng named fellow of American Statistical Association

Honored for work to develop biomedical decision tools
Hutch NewsMay 05, 2021
New protocols, precision approaches ahead for lung cancer

New protocols, precision approaches ahead for lung cancer

Hutch researchers launch liquid biopsy study; large biomarker protocol publishes, providing ‘roadmap’ for treatment of metastatic patients
Hutch NewsNovember 24, 2020
Artificial intelligence and cancer

Artificial intelligence and cancer

New study tests ability of natural language processing to search lung cancer patients’ records for treatable mutations
Hutch NewsMay 06, 2019
Washington’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment awards $1.5M to 3 Fred Hutch researchers

Washington’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment awards $1.5M to 3 Fred Hutch researchers

Scientists will use funds to expand research in graft-vs.-host disease, chemoprevention and cancer immunology
Hutch NewsSeptember 14, 2018
H. pylori test hints at risk factor for stomach cancer

H. pylori test hints at risk factor for stomach cancer

Pilot study suggests specific strain of bacteria may be found more often in East Asian patients with stomach cancer
Hutch NewsSeptember 12, 2018
Dr. James Dai receives $2.1M NCI grant for cancer biomarker research

Dr. James Dai receives $2.1M NCI grant for cancer biomarker research

Biostatistician plans to use funds to develop statistical models to further precision cancer prevention and treatment
Hutch NewsAugust 20, 2018
Glory's gift: Colon cancer patient's enduring legacy

Glory's gift: Colon cancer patient's enduring legacy

A young woman’s resolve to help find a better way to detect colon cancer led to a years-long relationship between her family and a researcher across the country
Hutch NewsJanuary 13, 2016