Life Beyond Cancer
At Fred Hutch, we look beyond today's best treatments to new revelations that can overcome cancer once and for all.
We make discoveries about cancer and infectious diseases that impact the world.
Join our community to learn more about the research insights and new treatments we are developing that could change outcomes in the future. Our monthly newsletter highlights the latest findings, impactful stories and opportunities to support our mission.
What happens when we look beyond?
We were founded nearly 50 years ago to advance the idea of harnessing the human immune sytem to treat and cure cancer, looking beyond the knowledge and treatment of the time.
Bone Marrow Transplants
We save millions of lives worldwide thanks to our discovery of bone marrow transplants.
Immunotherapy
We harness your immune system to put cancer in remission – and make it stay that way.
T-Cell Therapies
We discover T-cell therapies that track down and destroy cancer cells.
Breast and Prostate Connections
We uncover a genetic connection between breast and prostate cancers that saves lives.
Preventing Metastasis
We can kill dormant breast cancer cells, and prevent metastasis.
COVID Vaccines
We lead the clinical trials that helped bring the world safe COVID vaccines.
Our Latest Discoveries
New research may have cracked an important code in the quest to destroy dormant cancer cells so they never wake up. Co-led by metastasis researcher Cyrus Ghajar and immunotherapy expert Stanley Riddell, the research explains why the body’s natural immune system doesn’t eliminate disseminated tumor cells lying dormant in bone marrow or other sites and offers three potential T-cell immunotherapies that actually do.