Hutch News

Skin in the game: Changing the story of Merkel cell carcinoma

Skin in the game: Changing the story of Merkel cell carcinoma

How the Nghiem Lab and its supporters are improving outcomes for patients with a rare cancer
Hutch NewsFebruary 06, 2025
The Beam: Proton therapy for rare cancers, an in-depth look at our team coordinators’ role and meet new medical assistant

The Beam: Proton therapy for rare cancers, an in-depth look at our team coordinators’ role and meet new medical assistant

Proton therapy’s role in the treatment of less common cancer, learn what proton therapy coordinators do and an introduction to Jade Duke, MA
Blog PostsJune 18, 2024
Here comes the sun! What’s your skin strategy?

Here comes the sun! What’s your skin strategy?

Avoiding sunburn is the first step in preventing deadly skin cancer melanoma
Hutch NewsMay 23, 2024
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
Macrophages predict response to immunotherapy in Merkel cell carcinoma

Macrophages predict response to immunotherapy in Merkel cell carcinoma

From the Nghiem lab, Fred Hutch Clinical Research Division & UW Dermatology
Science SpotlightNovember 20, 2023
Untangling how body location promotes cancer

Untangling how body location promotes cancer

Beronja Lab postdoc Rachel Lex receives ACS fellowship to uncover regional factors driving tumor development
Hutch NewsApril 19, 2023
Two opposing “agendas” keep skin mutant cell clusters at an impasse

Two opposing “agendas” keep skin mutant cell clusters at an impasse

From the Beronja lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 15, 2021
Hutch science featured at world's premier cancer immunotherapy meeting

Hutch science featured at world's premier cancer immunotherapy meeting

Researchers honored at SITC 2018 for work on immune-based treatments for leukemia, ovarian cancer, skin cancer
Hutch NewsNovember 14, 2018
Researchers identify new way skin stops tumor growth

Researchers identify new way skin stops tumor growth

‘Oncogene-induced differentiation’ joins two other strategies for counteracting potentially cancer-causing DNA changes
Hutch NewsOctober 22, 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
7 skin cancer myths — debunked

7 skin cancer myths — debunked

Experts take on base tans and other ‘complete baloney’ standing in the way of skin health
Hutch NewsAugust 02, 2017
Immunotherapy drug becomes first therapy approved by FDA for rare skin cancer

Immunotherapy drug becomes first therapy approved by FDA for rare skin cancer

Benefit seen in nearly one-third of patients ‘with no hope at all of surviving’ their treatment-resistant Merkel cell carcinoma
Hutch NewsMarch 24, 2017
Scratching the surface of a rare skin cancer

Scratching the surface of a rare skin cancer

Immune-boosting therapy shows promise for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma
Hutch NewsOctober 06, 2015
Skin cancer: 9 things to know to lower your risk

Skin cancer: 9 things to know to lower your risk

From cover-ups to caffeine, here are some tips for protecting your skin during the summer and all year long
Hutch NewsJuly 02, 2015
Tanning bed use declines, new study shows

Tanning bed use declines, new study shows

Rate of use has dipped slightly but 10 million Americans are still using tanning salons regularly
Hutch NewsJuly 01, 2015