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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
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September 18, 2023
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 News
September 15, 2023
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Philip D Greenberg
immunotherapy
checkpoint inhibitors
immune checkpoint inhibitors
AACR
Bladder Cancer
breast cancer
health disparities
BIPOC communities
Prostate Cancer
cancer moonshot
microbiome
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Fred Hutch at ASCO: New insights on financial toxicity, combination therapies for cancer and the need for targeted breast cancer therapies in Uganda
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May 26, 2023
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survivorship
clinical trials
financial toxicity
merkel cell carcinoma
checkpoint inhibitors
CAR t-cell
stem cell transplant
precision oncology
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Fred Hutch mourns sudden loss of Dr. Martin ‘Mac’ Cheever
A long career devoted to bringing immunotherapies from bench to bedside
Hutch News
September 28, 2021
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Public Health Sciences
Clinical Research
Martin Cheever
CITN network
Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center
immunotherapy development
Frederick Appelbaum
Philip D Greenberg
cellular therapy
CAR t-cell
checkpoint inhibitors
cancer vaccines
radioimmunotherapy
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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 News
June 24, 2021
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basic sciences
Robert Bradley
immunotherapy development
checkpoint inhibitors
RNA
alternative rna splicing
pembrolizumab
Herbold Computational Biology Program
Cancer Neo-antigen
COVID-19
Basic Sciences
Public Health Sciences
Herbold Computational Biology Program
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Repair of key immune organ triggered by change in how immune cells die
Scientists learn how dying T cells promote regrowth of thymus
Hutch News
December 07, 2020
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cancer immunotherapy
Jarrod Dudakov
thymus regeneration
CD8+ T cells
Clinical Research
checkpoint inhibitors
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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 News
November 05, 2020
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Microsoft
Raphael Gottardo
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Gavin Ha
Julie Gralow
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David Fredricks
Vaccine and Infectious Disease
Tumor specific translational research
Transplant and Immunotherapy
checkpoint inhibitors
cancer diagnosis
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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 News
September 18, 2020
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Bladder Cancer
immunotherapy
Clinical Research
Transplant and Immunotherapy
Petros Grivas
checkpoint inhibitors
urothelial
ASCO 2021
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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 News
December 19, 2019
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Lung Cancer
non-small cell lung cancer
checkpoint inhibitors
Clinical Research
McGarry Houghton
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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 News
August 06, 2019
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McGarry Houghton
Christina Baik
Stanley R Riddell
Sylvia Lee
David MacPherson
Renato Martins
Paul D Lampe
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Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy
Turning on an embryonic gene may help some tumors resist immune checkpoint inhibitors
Hutch News
July 18, 2019
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Robert Bradley
Stephen J Tapscott
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Molecular basis of cancer
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The latest in prostate cancer research: 7 takeaways
7 takeaways from community symposium highlighting recent advances in prevention, screening and treatment
Hutch News
May 14, 2019
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Prostate Cancer
health disparities
Peter Nelson
Marian Neuhouser
Heather Cheng
Evan Yu
Daniel Lin
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Health Risks and Benefits of Dietary Supplements
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BRCA
John Lee
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Human Biology
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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 News
November 26, 2018
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Sue Biggins
Basic Sciences
chromosome
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Molecular basis of cancer
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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 News
September 24, 2018
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immunotherapy
Transplant and Immunotherapy
merkel cell carcinoma
Aude Chapuis
Kelly Paulson
Paul Nghiem
t cell therapy
checkpoint inhibitors
gene expression
hla gene
Clinical Research Division (CRD)
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pathogen-associated malignancies
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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 News
June 04, 2018
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Paul Nghiem
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Transplant and Immunotherapy
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merkel cell carcinoma
skin cancer
ASCO 2018
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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 News
November 07, 2017
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hiv
pembrolizumab
checkpoint inhibitors
hiv aids
kaposi
Sarcoma
Pathogen-Associated Malignancies IRC
immunotherapy
immunotherapy research
clinical trials
infection-related cancers
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division (VIDD)
global oncology
Thomas Uldrick
ASCO 2019
ASCO
scientific conferences
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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 News
July 18, 2017
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Clinical Research
immunotherapy
Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
McGarry Houghton
Philip D Greenberg
Robert Pierce
T cell
t cell therapy
checkpoint inhibitors
pembrolizumab
solid tumors
Transplant and Immunotherapy
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She was given a few months to live. Then, ‘a true miracle.’
Hutch News
July 11, 2017
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Transplant and Immunotherapy
checkpoint inhibitors
immunotherapy
merkel cell carcinoma
Paul Nghiem
clinical trials
patient stories
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Forum at Fred Hutch focuses on the hottest developments in cancer immunotherapy
Immune-based treatments move from the fringes to the spotlight
Hutch News
June 16, 2017
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immunotherapy
Transplant and Immunotherapy
Clinical Research
Sylvia Lee
Renato Martins
Philip D Greenberg
Michael Jensen
Juno Therapeutics
Adaptive Biotechnologies
chimeric antigen receptor
adoptive t cell therapy
CAR t-cell
tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
checkpoint inhibitors
Lung Cancer
Melanoma
Leukemia
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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 News
May 31, 2017
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Aude Chapuis
Paul Nghiem
merkel cell carcinoma
immunotherapy
t cell therapy
checkpoint inhibitors
Clinical Research
metastasis
ASCO 2017
Transplant and Immunotherapy
Pathogen-Associated Malignancies IRC
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Immunotherapy trial in rare skin cancer named one of 2016’s major advances in clinical cancer research and care
Study found long-lasting responses to immunotherapy drug in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma
Hutch News
February 02, 2017
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Paul Nghiem
Martin Cheever
cancer immunotherapy trials network
merkel cell carcinoma
Skin Cancer
Transplant and Immunotherapy
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