# Blood & Marrow Clinical Trials Network- Hutchinson Center as Core Clinical Site

> **NIH NIH UG1** · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER · 2021 · $59,410

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
Over the last 15 years, the BMT CTN has effectively addressed key issues in HCT, including donor selection,
choice of preparative regimens, prevention of post-transplant infection, prevention and treatment of graft-
versus-host disease and the indications for HCT in the treatment of specific diseases, through the conduct of
37 clinical trials. The Fred Hutch Transplant Program has played an important role in the success of the BMT
CTN since its inception, serving as one of its Core Clinical Centers. There are a number of features of the Fred
Hutch Transplant Program that enhances its value as a Core Clinical Center. (1) The volume of clinical activity
at the Hutch allows us to successfully recruit and enroll patients on BMT CTN clinical trials, including patients
with rare diseases. The Hutch’s performance in reaching its BMT CTN accrual targets over the last four year
has been rated by the BMT CTN as “outstanding.” (2) Our long and deep experience with HCT provides
outstanding clinical outcomes. For the past 3 years running, we have exceeded the 95% confidence limits for
survival as calculated by the center-specific outcomes measures of the Center for International Blood and
Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). (3) The faculty of the Fred Hutch Transplant Program includes a large
number of investigators, all focused on various aspects of HCT. The breadth and depth of this group whose
NIH funding includes 6 Program Projects, 26 RO1s, and numerous other awards, helps insure that we will
continue to provide important scientific contributions to the network. Each year for the last 4 years, our group
has been rated as “outstanding” by the BMT CTN for our scientific and administrative efforts. (4) The Fred
Hutch has extensive experience with novel cell therapies including stem cell expansion, genetic engineering of
T cells, and correction of inborn errors, which are areas of specific interest noted by the NHLBI and the NCI.
(5) The faculty of the Fred Hutch have enthusiastically collaborated with other members of the BMT CTN to
help achieve the networks research goals over the past funding periods and is committed to continuing to do
so.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10430215
- **Project number:** 6UG1HL069246-22
- **Recipient organization:** FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** FREDERICK APPELBAUM
- **Activity code:** UG1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $59,410
- **Award type:** 6
- **Project period:** 2022-04-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10430215

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10430215, Blood & Marrow Clinical Trials Network- Hutchinson Center as Core Clinical Site (6UG1HL069246-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10430215. Licensed CC0.

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