Fred Hutch Wins $14M Grant to Establish Cancer Immunotherapy Trial Center

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The national network, based at the Hutch, aims to coordinate as many as 25 centers around the country to run clinical trials of the most promising new cancer immunotherapy treatments in development.Along with Cheever, Nora Disis and Kim Margolin are co-lead investigators, according to a statement today from the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer.The grant is another big step forward for the Hutch’s effort to develop treatments that boost the immune system to fight cancer.Back in November, the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $10 million to support the center’s efforts.Dendreon made history in April when it won the first FDA approval of a treatment that actively stimulates the immune system to fight tumors.

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