Fred Hutch researcher gets $4.1 million from DoD to study metastatic breast cancer

(Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) Cyrus Ghajar, Ph.D., a metastatic breast cancer researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a $4.1 million Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program 'Era of Hope' Scholar Award. He is investigating two different paths for dealing with these dormant disseminated tumor cells: keeping them asleep and inactive, or destroying them altogether.