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Researcher Seeks to Understand the Inner Workings of Rhabdoid Tumors

As a pediatric oncologist and investigator at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD has a CureSearch Young Investigator grant to study the biology of rhabdiod tumors, one of the deadliest children’s cancers. Specifically, Dr. Kentsis is interested in understanding the genetic make-up of these tumors, focusing on DNA sequences called transposons that can potentially move within cell genomes.

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New Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trial at Washington University aims to Find Alternative to Standard Therapies 

Today, we’re announcing $2M in funding for a new pediatric brain cancer clinical trial. Dr. Mohamed Abdelbaki’s team is testing a new type of cancer immunotherapy in children with recurrent brain tumors, with funding from a CureSearch Catapult Award.  August

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Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, MD

Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, MD

Mohamed Shebl Abdelbaki, MD Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Catapult Award: 2024-2027 Focus: Recurrent Brain Tumors; Natural Killer (NK) Cell Therapy Project title: Phase I Study of Natural Killer Cells in Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors About Dr. Abdelbaki

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CureSearch and UK-based LifeArc to Co-fund Nearly $1.5M in High-grade Glioma Research

We’re partnering internationally to create far-reaching impact for kids with cancer We’re excited to share news of our recent partnership with LifeArc, a highly-regarded UK-based medical research charity. LifeArc will co-fund Dr. Gregory Friedman’s CureSearch Acceleration Initiative (AI) project aimed

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Joshua Breunig, PhD

JOSHUA BREUNIG, PhD Cedars-Sinai CureSearch Acceleration Initiative Award: 2024 Focus: Pediatric glioma Project title: Pre-clinical testing of a targeted metabolic therapeutic for G34R glioma Dr. Breunig’s Bio Expand Dr. Breunig, PhD is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and the Director of

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Jakefest

Since 2007, Kiewit has proudly sponsored its annual Jakefest fundraiser benefiting CureSearch for Children’s Cancer. Jakefest was established by Harry and Robin Koenigs to honor and remember their son, Jake. At just five years old, Jake was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma,

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David Munn, MD

David Munn, MD Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Catapult Award: 2023-2025  Focus: Pediatric Brain Tumors; Immunotherapy; Novel Agent, Combination Therapy Project title: Combined IDO and BTK Inhibition for Immunotherapy of Pediatric Brain Tumors This project is supported in part

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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer receives gift to support promising immunotherapy trial

Funds to support cutting-edge immunotherapy trial for pediatric high-grade glioma  Bethesda, MD – February 8, 2020  – CureSearch for Children’s Cancer has received a $1 million gift from the Norcross Family Foundation in support of a first-in-human, phase I/II clinical trial testing

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Elias Sayour, MD, PhD

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