There are just days left in Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re still short of meeting our $100,000 goal. Would you pitch in to make sure we can continue to give lifesaving care to hundreds of thousands of sick and injured kids this year? For every gift of $35 or more, a CHLA patient will receive a signed copy of "Hi, Juice Box! Juice Box Stays at the Hospital." This special book, written by best-selling children’s book author Drew Daywalt, introduces the people and places a kid might encounter at the hospital in a fun, accessible way—produced with insight from a team of clinicians at CHLA.

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John,

I’m Dr. James Amatruda, and I’m the Director of the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Every day, my team tests new treatments for pediatric cancers that will one day save kids’ lives. I’m writing to you because we need your support to keep this essential work going.

Our researchers are pioneering new treatments like CAR T-cell therapy, where kids’ own immune cells go to work against their cancer cells. The opposite of a "one size fits all" strategy, this treatment is individually created for each patient using their own cells. This breakthrough cancer treatment has resulted in patients with resistant leukemia going into remission, and the majority remain cancer-free after a year.

CAR-T therapy has been called "the most significant therapeutic advance in childhood leukemia in a generation," and CHLA is the only center in Southern California approved to offer this novel therapy for patients with resistant leukemia.

Breakthroughs like CAR-T therapy are made possible by the generous support of this community. And right now, every dollar you donate TODAY will have double the impact on advancing cancer care this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Please make a gift of $10 or more by MIDNIGHT, Sept. 30, and your donation will go 2X as far—up to $100,000—to provide critical, lifesaving care for every child in need.

"This therapy offers an alternative to our young patients whose tumors have returned and who currently lack good therapeutic options," says Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD, Director of the Neuroblastoma Basic and Translational Program in The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. "We are taking an already transformational approach used for blood cancers and modifying it for use in difficult-to-treat solid cancers."

We are challenging this community to match their support and commitment before Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ends so we can accomplish even more in the year ahead, funding clinical trials and fast-tracking more cutting-edge treatments for kids with cancer.

Every dollar you donate TODAY will have double the impact in advancing lifesaving research and care for children. And if you're able to give $35 or more, a patient at CHLA will receive a signed copy of the children's book "Hi, Juice Box! Juice Box Stays at the Hospital."

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is recognized as a top children’s hospital and one of the top hospitals in the country for children’s cancer care. As a nonprofit hospital, we rely on members of the community like you to help us save lives. Our work includes:

  • Running one of the largest clinical trials programs in the U.S. for children with cancer, providing our patients with access to the most promising new therapies and improving survival rates and quality of life for children around the world. Double your impact for pioneering research with a $10 gift. >>
  • Delivering leading-edge care to provide the best possible outcome and highest chance of a cure for each child. We have achieved many "care firsts," including new treatments and care methods. Many of the doctors are leading research, enabling us to quickly translate scientific discovery into new care options. Donate $10 to help find new treatments for children. >>
  • Working closely with each and every family, making sure they get the personal attention that improves quality of life and alleviates the fear and uncertainty of living with cancer. Donate $10 to bring new hope to families. >>

No family ever wants their child to get a cancer diagnosis, and every single child deserves the best chance at a long, healthy life. Please give today to support our world-class research team in finding the next cure in time for every child who needs it.

Sincerely,

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James F. Amatruda, MD, PhD
Director of the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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