Research Initiatives
- Early detection
- For many cancers, when the disease is detected at an early or precancerous stage, nine out of ten patients will survive. The Center leads major national and international research projects devoted to the discovery of new protein-based blood tests to diagnose cancer at its earliest, most curable stages.
- Immunotherapy
- Hutchinson Center researchers are exploring immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system to fight cancer.
- Tumor research
- Hutchinson Center works with oncologists, surgeons, and other clinical specialists at UW Medicine and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center to find better therapies for treating tumors.
- Fundamental research
- By studying the basic properties of healthy cells and comparing them to abnormal cells, Hutchinson Center scientists identify the genes and proteins that contribute to disease.
- Childhood cancer
- The Center’s work with pediatric patients has led to the development and evaluation of new and improved treatments for childhood brain tumors, leukemia, sarcoma and other cancers.
- Leukemia/lymphoma and blood-related diseases
- The Hutchinson Center is internationally known for pioneering bone-marrow transplantation for leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood disorders. Center scientists continue to advance and refine this area of life-saving research. An example is the “mini-transplant,” a modified transplant procedure that requires no hospitalization, has few side effects, and shows promise for kidney and other solid-tumor cancers.
- Prevention research
- The Hutchinson Center houses the world’s oldest and largest cancer-prevention research program, which explores the genetic and environmental factors that influence a person’s likelihood of developing cancer.
- Health initiatives
- The Center has launched a global health initiative to speed the development and delivery of preventive measures for the world's most urgent public-health problems.
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