Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

* Other treatment centers only accept patients who fit into one of their trials.  Fred Hutch is often a place of last resort, willing to take on the toughest of cases.

* Fred Hutch is the leading recipient of NIH Funding among all of the 72 NCI designated Cancer Centers- these grants are awarded by an impartial scientific body. This speaks to the quality of the research at The Hutch.

* Fred Hutch, in partnership with the Global Oncology Group, is the holder of the largest repository of pediatric AML tumor samples in the world. This data is critical to finding cures and doing this research.

* Fred Hutch researchers consult with leading researchers at other facilities – typically on these extremely difficult cases.

* Fred Hutch performs research on rare types of pediatric AML, while the majority of AML research is on Adult AML. Pediatric and adult AML are in no way similar.

* Over 1.3M bone marrow transplants have been done worldwide. This process was developed at Fred Hutch who also provided the training required at other locations.

* Drs. E. Donnall Thomas (1990), Lee Hartwell (2001) and Linda Buck (2004). Each received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and further cemented Fred Hutch’s reputation for scientific innovation and excellence. Use this space to add more details about your site, a customer quote, or to talk about important news.