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a cancer-free future.
Donor spotlight: How a teenager became an advocate for cancer research
Leigh Haskell Perkins III was not your typical 13-year-old. She had a desire to make an impact and found a way through ACGT.
Frequently asked questions about TIL therapy for cancer
What is TIL therapy? How does it treat cancer? Who is eligible to receive this cancer cell therapy? We answer these questions and more.
ACGT awards grant for innovative brain cancer therapy
The foundation awarded a multi-year grant to brain tumor scientist E. Antonio Chiocca to develop an oncolytic virus for glioblastoma.
FDA approves first cell and gene therapy for solid tumors
In a historic moment for the field of cancer cell and gene therapy, a tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) therapy was approved to treat advanced melanoma.
Our direct impact on eradicating all cancer.
Join forces with the world’s leading researchers to finally identify cures.
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Using viruses to infect glioblastoma cancer cells and engage a patient’s immune system to join the fight.
Crystal Mackall, MD
Stanford University
Training CAR T cells to find and kill cancers that express the GD2 biomarker, including osteosarcoma, pediatric neuroblastoma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
Juan Fueyo, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
ACGT is funding research that uses an oncolytic virus to fight glioblastoma, a deadly type of brain tumor.
Hideho Okada, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
ACGT is funding a new clinical trial for children with a rare brain cancer.
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Your donation will help develop radical new cell and gene therapies that leverage the body’s own biology and immune system to control and ultimately eradicate cancer. 100% of donations directly support scientists working on breakthrough cancer cell and gene therapy research.
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