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Drs. Sue Desmond-Hellman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gary Gilliland, President of Fred Hutch, reconnect in Kampala, Uganda. Learn about a recent study's findings on the inclusion of HIV-positive people in cancer clinical trials and the new managing director of Global Oncology.

 

In Uganda: Treating twin threats of HIV and cancer

For two pivotal years beginning in 1989, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellman lived in Kampala studying HIV/AIDS and cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute. This June, she revisited the city and together with Dr. Gary Gilliland, walked through the UCI-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre, a world-class facility with a wonderful staff; and it is a place where the link between infectious diseases and cancer is witnessed daily.

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Breaking down HIV exclusion in cancer clinical trials

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Dr. Thomas Uldrick

For reasons that date back to the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, HIV-positive people with cancer have often been excluded from cancer clinical trials. Now, that may be changing. A new study led by Dr. Thomas Uldrick and other Fred Hutch researchers showed that patients with HIV and one of a variety of potentially deadly cancers could be safely treat with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, also known by its brand name, KEYTRUDA®. Read more  »


New Managing Director of Global Oncology

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Raquel Sanchez

Research administrator, Raquel Sanchez, stepped into a new role within Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as managing director of Global Oncology on July 1. She brings 20 years of research operations and management experience to her role, supporting the Seattle- and Kampala-based teams of approximately 70 faculty and staff, as well as provide strategic support to Global Oncology Head Dr. Hootie Warren and Deputy Head Dr. Tom Uldrick. Read more  »

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