The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Above, Crazy 8 Grant teams gathered in Philadelphia in April to share progress on their projects, collaborate, and make valuable connections. Teams traveled from all over the world.
In 2020, ALSF launched its largest, most ambitious grant category ever — the Crazy 8 Initiative. More than just a funding source, the Crazy 8 brings together multi-disciplinary teams from all around the world to study, collaborate, and ultimately make breakthroughs in the search to cure the deadliest childhood cancers. They meet monthly virtually, travel to one another’s labs, and gather in Philadelphia to problem-solve and share progress and technology.
Together, these scientists are making a difference, one incredible discovery at a time.
Several years into their work,... Read More
Lincoln, age 10, was treated on a trial funded by ALSF. “ALSF came in and helped our family in ways I cannot express,” said Diane, Lincoln’s mom.
CAR-T treatment saved Beau's life. He is now looking forward to 7th grade.
In May 2024, Arden celebrated "No Evidence of Disease." “If it weren’t for Alex, there wouldn’t be any Ardens,” said Megan, Arden's mom.
After two years in remission, Diego is back to school. He also works as a lifeguard and is getting ready to drive.
Today, Maisie is cancer-free and looking ahead to her senior year of high school.
Treatment after treatment failed Lincoln. The brain tumor he was diagnosed with just kept coming back—first in 2018 and then again in 2021. By the time Lincoln was 7 years old, he had endured several brain surgeries, three rounds of proton radiation, and two years’ worth of high-dose chemotherapy.
The tumor, called ependymoma, remained. His best shot, said his doctors, was a promising immunotherapy clinical trial for kids with relapsed brain tumors. The only problem was the distance and the expense it would take to get him from his home in New Hampshire all the way down to... Read More
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