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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
April 25, 2025

Surprising findings about blood cell mutations bode well for transplant recipients
Fred Hutch researchers compared blood samples from 16 recipient-donor pairs, some more than 45 years after transplant

Microbial cell-free DNA may help predict transplantation outcomes
From the Markey Lab, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division

Depleting exhausted T cells enables memory T cells to be activated and fight blood cancer
From the Hill Lab, Clinical Research Division

Testing cord blood transplants as a cure for leukemia — and HIV
New clinical trial at several U.S. cancer centers will enroll people living with HIV and advanced leukemia

Novel transplant approach improves the odds for leukemia patients
Naïve T cells that lead to graft-vs.-host disease removed with magnets

A lasting impression: CMV exposure imprints donor T cell phenotypes
From the Hill Lab, Clinical Research Division

Tip Sheet: New COVID-19 transmission study, returning to school, video of biorepositories — and a new weight loss study
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news

Landmark scientific paper turns 40
First unequivocal proof in humans of immune cells’ cancer-curing power laid the groundwork for cancer immunotherapy, modern bone marrow transplantation

A new option for high-risk multiple myeloma?
Study of three-step treatment approach reopens question of donor bone marrow transplant

Age no longer should be a barrier to stem cell transplantation for older patients with blood cancers
Study details outcomes of patients who received the ‘mini transplant’ developed at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Multiple Myeloma: Turning a Once-Deadly Disease into a Manageable Disease
June 15 forum will detail latest treatments to combat this cancer of the elderly