Projects & Studies

ADAPT Study

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

The ADAPT study is interested in learning why weight loss stops and if body and brain changes can predict halted weight loss, known as an involuntary weight loss plateau. The study lasts about 18 months and includes in-person visits at the University of Washington South Lake Union campus and Fred Hutch.

Advanced Colorectal Cancer of Serrated Subtype (ACCESS) Study

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

Researchers are studying a subtype of colorectal cancer (CRC) that develops via the serrated pathway with a goal of determining future prevention strategies and advancing treatment for CRC.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Contact: Rachel Malen, rmalen@fredhutch.org

Ancillary Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

Researchers are determining the cost-effectiveness of cord blood vs. haplo matched relatives using clinical information from the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) and insurance claims data.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Contact: Jordan Steelquist, jsteelq@fredhutch.org

Bacterial Correlates of Colorectal Cancer Subtypes and Survival

Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology

Scientists identify differences in the bacterial community in tumors for patients with etiologically-distinct subgroups of colorectal cancer, and how those differences relate to survival.

Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute

Contact: Amanda Phipps, aphipps@fredhutch.org

Bacterial Vaginosis Study

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Infectious Disease Sciences

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is conducting a study to learm more to improve the speed and accuracy of bacterial vaginosis diagnosis.

Contact: Sue Bartlett, sbartlett@fredhutch.org

Breast Cancer Initiative 2.5

Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology

Breast Cancer Initiative 2.5 is uniting the global breast cancer community behind a common goal to make breast health a global priority and reduce disparities in breast cancer outcomes for 2.5 million women by 2025.

Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET)

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

Researchers tested the efficacy and safety of beta-carotene and retinyl palmitate in people at high risk for lung cancer in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Active follow-up of trial. participants ended on June of 2005; however, the program continues to support the extensive biological repository and ancillary studies that use CARET samples and data.

Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute

Contact: Jackie Dahlgren, jdahlgre@fredhutch.org

Case-control study of ovarian cancer (DOVE)

Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology

Using two ovarian cancer case-control studies, scientists are trying to determine why some women develop ovarian tumors and others do not.

Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute

Contact: Holly Harris, hharris@fredhutch.org

Clinical and Economic Value of Next Generation Sequencing-Based Diagnostic Testing in Cancer Care

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

Researchers are developing a decision model designed to evaluate the cost effectiveness of multiplex NGS testing vs. usual care. They plan to pair the decision model with information theory to identify the most efficient and impactful study designs.

Funding Agency: Personalized Medicine Coalition

Contact: Jordan Steelquist, jsteelq@fredhutch.org

Collaboration for a Healthy Community (Together We STRIDE)

Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention

The goal of the project is to build and enhance community capacity and infrastructure on childhood obesity initiatives in the Lower Yakima Valley, Washington.

Funding Agency: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Contact: Sonia Bishop, sbishop@fredhutch.org