July 14, 2015 was the 6th anniversary of founder Malcolm Sutherland-Foggio’s last chemotherapy treatment for pelvic Ewing’s Sarcoma. To mark the date, Malcolm (who is interning at the Seattle Children’s Hospital Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research this summer) joined Make Some Noise – Northwest President Jack Sutherland in presenting a Research Grant check for $50,000.00 to…
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Strong Against Cancer!
What do Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, and Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer have in common? We are all STRONG AGAINST CANCER! Seattle Children’s has launched a multi-year $100 Million fundraising campaign to support research that scientists believe has the ability to cure some types of childhood cancer within the…
‘Cure is Now’ raises $75,000
Over 100 patrons were greeted with a variety of Bainbridge Island Youth artistic talents at “The Cure is Now 2014”, a cocktail reception and auction at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, hosted by the Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer – Northwest Junior Board to benefit research for childhood cancer at the Seattle Children’s…
FDA approves second pediatric leukemia T cell therapy
Dr. Michael Jensen of Seattle Children’s has announced the FDA approval of the second pediatric leukemia T cell therapy, allowing patients between the ages of 12 months and 27 who have relapsed after bone marrow transplantation. This allows for treatment on an accelerated basis with the latest version of reprogrammed T cells. For many children,…
Another T cell immunotherapy success
Another miraculous T cell immunotherapy success is reported. Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute announced on February 18 that patient Milton Wright III, diagnosed for the third time with leukemia and given little chance of survival, was infused with his own reprogrammed T cells and within two weeks was leukemia free. This is the second encouraging…