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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."
Support lifesaving pediatric cancer research
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.
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impact for pioneering research with a
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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.
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$10
to help find new treatments for children. >>
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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.
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$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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