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Survival of cancer patients who did not meet standard trial eligibility

Survival of cancer patients who did not meet standard trial eligibility

From the Percival Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightAugust 17, 2020
Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s

Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s

Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period
Hutch NewsJanuary 20, 2020
Bone marrow transplant survival rates recognized nationally

Bone marrow transplant survival rates recognized nationally

Fred Hutch BMT program at SCCA earns national recognition for 6th consecutive year
Hutch NewsDecember 18, 2018
How mutations in a single gene alter the course of a deadly brain cancer

How mutations in a single gene alter the course of a deadly brain cancer

New laboratory study of glioma links more aggressive immune response to poorer prognosis
Hutch NewsMay 23, 2017
Patients treated at cancer centers live longer: study

Patients treated at cancer centers live longer: study

Finding of survival-rate differences between cancer hubs and community hospitals spurs call to ‘figure out the gaps’
Hutch NewsNovember 06, 2015
Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival more than 75 percent in mice, study finds

Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival more than 75 percent in mice, study finds

Therapy using engineered immune cells offers promise for the ‘disease that desperately needs something new’
Hutch NewsOctober 29, 2015
Potential breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment

Potential breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment

Sunil Hingorani-led study breaks unique tumor defense, extends survival in mice by 70 percent; initial human studies under way
Hutch NewsMarch 19, 2012
SCCA survival rates top most cancer programs nationwide

SCCA survival rates top most cancer programs nationwide

According to data compiled by the National Cancer Data Base, survival rates among patients treated for eight types of cancer top other programs accredited by Commission on Cancer
Hutch NewsFebruary 21, 2012
Transplantation refinements boost long-term survival of blood cancers

Transplantation refinements boost long-term survival of blood cancers

Clinical Research Division study shows 41 percent drop in post-transplant deaths compared to mid-1990s
Hutch NewsNovember 29, 2010
Othus joins Hutchinson Center biostatisticians

Othus joins Hutchinson Center biostatisticians

Harvard graduate applies analytic skills to clinical trials
Hutch NewsApril 26, 2010
Sanders gives ALL children hope

Sanders gives ALL children hope

For 'Sanders' babies' with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, total-body radiation therapy followed by bone-marrow transplantation provides dramatic cure rates for infants
Hutch NewsFebruary 17, 2005