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Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Dr. David Maloney, Fred Hutch's first medical director of Cellular Immunotherapy, is medical director of the Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic.Maloney will lead the clinic's physicians and oversee the research and patient care in the clinic.Patients will be able to receive the Hutch's novel immunotherapies for cancer at roughly double the capacity that existed before the 9,222-square-foot clinic opened.More importantly, intensive monitoring in this groundbreaking facility will enable researchers to better understand why some patients respond, where others do not, and to achieve the goal of developing the best curative approach to treatment for each individual patient.


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Fred Hutch opens first-of-its kind Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Fred Hutch opens first-of-its kind Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Patients will be able to receive the Hutch's novel immunotherapies for cancer at roughly double the capacity that existed before the 9,222-square-foot clinic opened, and intensive monitoring will enable researchers to better understand why some patients respond, where others do not, and to achieve the goal of developing the best curative approach to treatment for each individual patient.The Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic , named in recognition of a family that has been deeply committed to the Hutch and its work to advance immunotherapy, will allow researchers to conduct twice as many immunotherapy trials in the next year."We and scientists worldwide have been working for decades to understand how to harness the power of the immune system," said Dr. Gary Gilliland, Fred Hutch's president and director."Over the last few years we have taken what we have learned in the Hutch's research labs and started to produce experimental treatments that we now can test; this clinic should inspire hope that we will find cures for cancers once thought incurable."The clinic features 15 patient care suites designed to accommodate a wide array of outpatient services and offer ample space for family and friends who accompany patients.


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Fred Hutch unveils first-of-its-kind Immunotherapy Clinic, named after Bezos family

Fred Hutch unveils first-of-its-kind Immunotherapy Clinic, named after Bezos family

To many, immunotherapies — treatments that use a patient's immune system to fight cancer— sound like something from an episode of Star Trek.In CAR T cell therapy, for example, a patient's T cells are isolated, then reprogrammed with a special receptor that directs them to attack cancerous cells.But although the science may sound futuristic, these cutting edge therapies are already being developed and tested with remarkable success in Seattle and beyond, and with more research they could feasibly lead to a cure for cancer.Today, Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a global leader in cell therapy research, announced a huge step towards developing that cure: the Bezos Family Immunotherapy Research Clinic, a first-of-its-kind facility that will allow Fred Hutch to conduct clinical trials that test a wide variety of immunotherapy treatments.