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CAR-T cells and checkpoint inhibitors: ripping out the breaks, or hitting the turbo?

CAR-T cells and checkpoint inhibitors: ripping out the breaks, or hitting the turbo?

From the Turtle Lab, Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 21, 2024
Cancer care: From ‘sledgehammer’ to precision cellular therapy

Cancer care: From ‘sledgehammer’ to precision cellular therapy

AACR progress report: new immunotherapies improve outcomes, but access to care and clinical trials for many still lags
Hutch NewsSeptember 15, 2023
Fred Hutch mourns sudden loss of Dr. Martin ‘Mac’ Cheever

Fred Hutch mourns sudden loss of Dr. Martin ‘Mac’ Cheever

A long career devoted to bringing immunotherapies from bench to bedside
Hutch NewsSeptember 28, 2021
How RNA-altering drugs might improve anticancer immunotherapies

How RNA-altering drugs might improve anticancer immunotherapies

In lab study, brief disruptions of gene machinery make tumor cells more 'visible' to immune system
Hutch NewsJune 24, 2021
Repair of key immune organ triggered by change in how immune cells die

Repair of key immune organ triggered by change in how immune cells die

Scientists learn how dying T cells promote regrowth of thymus
Hutch NewsDecember 07, 2020
New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science

New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science

Three research teams in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia receive pilot funding from Cascadia Data Alliance
Hutch NewsNovember 05, 2020
Immunotherapy trial in advanced bladder and other urinary tract cancers shows 'exciting' results

Immunotherapy trial in advanced bladder and other urinary tract cancers shows 'exciting' results

'Practice-changing' data shows patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma survive longer with immune-boosting drug after chemo
Hutch NewsSeptember 18, 2020
Study links common immune cell to failure of checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer

Study links common immune cell to failure of checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer

New research suggests how to better predict which patients will respond to immunotherapy
Hutch NewsDecember 19, 2019
New program to fast-track lung cancer research from lab to clinic

New program to fast-track lung cancer research from lab to clinic

Patient-focused science at the heart of $13M National Cancer Institute grant
Hutch NewsAugust 06, 2019
Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy

Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy

Turning on an embryonic gene may help some tumors resist immune checkpoint inhibitors
Hutch NewsJuly 18, 2019
The latest in prostate cancer research: 7 takeaways

The latest in prostate cancer research: 7 takeaways

7 takeaways from community symposium highlighting recent advances in prevention, screening and treatment
Hutch NewsMay 14, 2019
Dr. Cameron Howard Lee named 2019 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow

Dr. Cameron Howard Lee named 2019 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow

Biggins Lab postdoc will look at relationship between protein production and key cell-cycle checkpoint
Hutch NewsNovember 26, 2018
Revealing a new way that cancer can evade immunotherapy — and, maybe, how to stop it

Revealing a new way that cancer can evade immunotherapy — and, maybe, how to stop it

How a new technology solved a mystery and honors one man’s legacy
Hutch NewsSeptember 24, 2018
Immunotherapy has long-term benefit for patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma

Immunotherapy has long-term benefit for patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma

‘Incredibly big change’ in treatment of deadly skin cancer, new data show
Hutch NewsJune 04, 2018
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe

For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe

Checkpoint inhibitor study suggests new treatment options for patients long excluded from cancer immunotherapy clinical trials
Hutch NewsNovember 07, 2017
The tumor microenvironment: How cancer fools healthy neighboring cells

The tumor microenvironment: How cancer fools healthy neighboring cells

‘Tumor microenvironment’ research underscores why we need cancer immunotherapy — and how to make it work for more patients
Hutch NewsJuly 18, 2017
Forum at Fred Hutch focuses on the hottest developments in cancer immunotherapy

Forum at Fred Hutch focuses on the hottest developments in cancer immunotherapy

Immune-based treatments move from the fringes to the spotlight
Hutch NewsJune 16, 2017
Triple therapy for rare skin cancer shows promise in small, early-stage trial

Triple therapy for rare skin cancer shows promise in small, early-stage trial

Combo of T-cell therapy, newly FDA-approved drug and another immune booster kept cancer at bay for three of four patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma
Hutch NewsMay 31, 2017