Every breakthrough in childhood cancer starts with someone willing to believe better is possible.
Because of your generosity, we're able to fund researchers across the country who are pursuing bold ideas to help children facing cancer today – and to protect survivors for years to come.
Here are five new projects your support is helping move forward:
CCRF Funding Category: Hard-to-Treat
Dr. Kyle Williams – University of Minnesota
Dr. Williams is developing a CAR T immunotherapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors – an aggressive cancer with no targeted drugs or immune therapies currently available.
Dr. Kelly Goldsmith – Emory University
Dr. Goldsmith is creating a next-generation, "off-the-shelf" immunotherapy for neuroblastoma that has spread to the brain by engineering gamma delta T cells – which are able to penetrate the "blood-brain barrier" that makes brain tumors so hard to treat.
CCRF Funding Category: Health Disparities
Dr. Puja Umaretiya – University of Texas Southwestern
Nearly half of families navigating relapsed or advanced childhood cancer struggle to meet basic needs. Dr. Umaretiya is leading a pilot randomized trial designed to support those families who are facing poverty – one of the most significant drivers of health disparities in childhood cancer.
CCRF Funding Category: Survivorship
Dr. Brian Fisher – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Fisher is leading a multi-center study examining infection risks after treatment for leukemia, comparing children who received chemotherapy with those treated with newer immunotherapies.
Dr. Brandy-Joe Milliron – Drexel University
Dr. Milliron is testing a virtually delivered nutrition program to improve long-term health for children treated for leukemia, who face higher risks of obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease.
Each of these projects brings us one step closer to better treatments, fewer long-term side effects and healthier futures for children.
Your commitment to Children’s Cancer Research Fund means researchers can keep asking important questions – and finding answers that bring hope to children and families everywhere.
