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‘I can’t remember the last time I saw someone with bad gut GVHD’: BMT expert reflects on recent lifesaving successes

‘I can’t remember the last time I saw someone with bad gut GVHD’: BMT expert reflects on recent lifesaving successes

Fred Hutch bone marrow transplant and GVHD expert Dr. Geoffrey Hill explains how a new approach has changed the BMT landscape, where research is headed next
Hutch NewsNovember 18, 2025
Novel drug regimen reduces risks of graft-versus-host disease

Novel drug regimen reduces risks of graft-versus-host disease

From the Hill Group, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division in collaboration with Alfred Health and Monash University
Science SpotlightSeptember 08, 2025
Going beneath the skin: A closer look at serositis in cGVHD

Going beneath the skin: A closer look at serositis in cGVHD

From the Lee Lab, Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightAugust 27, 2025
Donor factors influence success of fecal microbiota transplant

Donor factors influence success of fecal microbiota transplant

From the Rashidi Group, Pathogen Associated Malignancies Program of the Cancer Consortium and Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightMarch 21, 2025
Novel regimen greatly reduced chronic GVHD in phase 2 study at Fred Hutch

Novel regimen greatly reduced chronic GVHD in phase 2 study at Fred Hutch

Substituting cyclophosphamide for a standard post-transplant immunosuppressant is a “gamechanger”
Hutch NewsFebruary 07, 2025
Could fecal microbiota transplantation help patients heal after stem cell transplantation?

Could fecal microbiota transplantation help patients heal after stem cell transplantation?

Phase 2 clinical trial shows a safe dose from a specific donor helped with gut microbiome recovery in people with cancer
News ReleasesJanuary 28, 2025
Graft-versus-host disease outcomes improving for all Fred Hutch patients

Graft-versus-host disease outcomes improving for all Fred Hutch patients

From the Long-Term Follow-Up Research Group, Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightSeptember 18, 2024
Secret to tamping down GVHD may lie in microbial genetics

Secret to tamping down GVHD may lie in microbial genetics

Preclinical bone marrow transplant study shows donor immune cells that target recipient microbiome can influence GVHD severity
Hutch NewsJune 13, 2024
All eyes on IL-6 when it comes to CMV reactivation after bone marrow transplantation

All eyes on IL-6 when it comes to CMV reactivation after bone marrow transplantation

From the Hill Lab in Translational Sciences and Therapeutics Division
Science SpotlightMay 22, 2024
Aplastic anemia diagnosis took business strategy manager by surprise

Aplastic anemia diagnosis took business strategy manager by surprise

Transplant replaced his failing bone marrow with healthy cells
Hutch NewsApril 03, 2024
Caregivers know compassion is critical; staying organized is, too

Caregivers know compassion is critical; staying organized is, too

One woman shares tips on caring for a spouse going through blood cancer treatment
Hutch NewsNovember 01, 2023
Pre-transplant microbiome sets the stage for GVHD

Pre-transplant microbiome sets the stage for GVHD

Preclinical findings highlight bacterial groups that influence GVHD risk
Hutch NewsJuly 21, 2023
New approach could make bone marrow transplantation safer, stronger

New approach could make bone marrow transplantation safer, stronger

Tests prevented relapse, limited GVHD in laboratory models of leukemia, multiple myeloma
Hutch NewsOctober 14, 2022
Dispatches from the microbial frontier of cancer research

Dispatches from the microbial frontier of cancer research

Hutch scientists aim high by way of the lowly microorganisms that call us home
Hutch NewsJuly 15, 2022
Commensals turn pathogenic in graft-vs-host disease

Commensals turn pathogenic in graft-vs-host disease

From the University of Michigan and the Fredricks Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division 
Science SpotlightDecember 16, 2019
Mystery solved: How graft-vs.-host disease starts in the gut

Mystery solved: How graft-vs.-host disease starts in the gut

Microbiome triggers top killer after bone marrow transplant — and there’s a potential way to stop it
Hutch NewsSeptember 18, 2019
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