LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, is thrilled to announce $1.1 million in new grants to bolster pediatric cancer clinical trial enrollment. Clinical trials play a crucial role in the fight against childhood cancer. The unsung heroes who help make clinical trials happen for kids are the dedicated clinical research associates, nurses, and support staff.
This $1.1 million supports these necessary roles to ensure more kids get treated on a clinical trial, often their best hope for a cure.
These grants would not be possible without the support of St. Baldrick’s volunteers, supporters and donors.
The following institutions were awarded a St. Baldrick’s Foundation Infrastructure award:
CALIFORNIA
Loma Linda University Children’s Health, Loma Linda
Valley Children’s Healthcare, Madera
Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Orange
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco on behalf of the Pediatric Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland
FLORIDA
Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando
ILLINOIS
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago
IOWA
Blank Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Des Moines
LOUISIANA
Children’s Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans
MICHIGAN
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, Detroit
MISSOURI
Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis
NORTH CAROLINA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem
NEW JERSEY
Hackensack Meridian Health, Edison
NEW MEXICO
University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque
NEVADA
Renown Health Foundation, Reno
NEW YORK
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
The Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Albany Medical Center, Albany
TEXAS
El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation, El Paso
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston on behalf of Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer Clinic, McAllen
VIRGINIA
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk
WISCONSIN
St. Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Green Bay
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation, Inc., Milwaukee
The next set of grants will be announced in March, supported by donations made now. Visit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation grants page to learn more about all the research these grants are supporting.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, is on a mission to Conquer Kids’ Cancer by supporting the most promising research to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you don’t just give to one hospital – you support virtually every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick’s ensures that children fighting cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the next generation of researchers, to life-saving clinical trials. Visit StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.
SOURCE St. Baldrick’s Foundation
