WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
RallyforRhyan donates the money it raises to pediatric cancer research studies and other initiatives that assist families fighting this horrible disease. To date, RallyforRhyan has raised over $800,000.00! We have contributed to many different organizations, listed below are examples of two studies that RallyforRhyan helped fund.
Study Name: Phase I Study of Hu3F8 with Donated Natural Killer Cells to Treat Recurrent or Persistent Neuroblastoma
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Research Hospital: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Lead Researcher: Dr. Shakeel Modak
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Purpose: The goal of this study is to see if it is safe and feasible to give Hu3F8, chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide) and natural killer (NK) cells from a mismatched donor. Patients also receive a treatment celled interleukin-2 (IL-2), which stimulates NK cells to grow and survive.
Study Name: ALK Phase 1 Clinical Trial
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Lead Researcher: Dr. Yael Mosse'
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Research Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Purpose: To study the effects of the lung cancer drug Crizotinib on ALK mutations, which is present in Neuroblastoma and Lymphoma genes. This is a pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers. It has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive type of lymphoma, and in children with a rare form of neuroblastoma.
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* donation made in conjunction with Braden's Hope out of Kansas City
Other Organizations to Receive RallyforRhyan Donations:
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National Children's Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
Ronald McDonald House of NYC
Ronald McDonald House of Memphis
Ronald McDonald House of Columbia, MO
Band of Parents
MU Children's Hospital
St. Jude
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