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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 07, 2025
Seattle team pivotal to FDA OK on drug for rare skin cancer

Seattle team pivotal to FDA OK on drug for rare skin cancer

UW Medicine and Fred Hutch had key roles in clinical trial of immunotherapy option for often-lethal Merkel cell cancer
News ReleasesDecember 20, 2018
Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse

Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse

A Nature Communications report explains why some Merkel cell carcinoma patients treated with immunotherapy see their cancers shrink at first but then come back.
News ReleasesSeptember 24, 2018