March 19, 2020
Donor gift shows support for family, innovative therapy
Wade's Army supports families with needs related to a neuroblastoma diagnosis, and supports research and science into finding a cure for the disease.
March 19, 2020
Wade's Army supports families with needs related to a neuroblastoma diagnosis, and supports research and science into finding a cure for the disease.
February 24, 2020
The Triangle Business Journal named UNC Lineberger’s Stuart Gold, MD, as one of its 2020 Health Care Heroes.
October 23, 2019
UNC Lineberger researchers have identified a potential approach to stop the growth of medulloblastoma, the most common type of brain tumor in children.
September 30, 2019
At the 15th annual Roy Williams Fast Break against Cancer, Chad Holbrook offered a compelling reason why to support UNC Lineberger and its mission: the health of his son Reece, who is a cancer survivor and a top prospect high school baseball player.
September 17, 2019
Andrew Smitherman, MD, MSc, was awarded a two-year, $200,000 Hyundai Young Investigator Grant to investigate approaches to identify pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer patients most at risk for late stage treatment side-effects.
August 14, 2019
Seven-year-old Lorelei Partin celebrated completing her chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia by ringing the ceremonial bell in the N.C. Cancer Hospital’s pediatric hematology-oncology clinic.
July 25, 2019
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded a research grant to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center physician-scientist Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, to support his research focused on the biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that doesn’t fully respond to treatment. The grant, for $94,800, is from the latest round of grants from the St. …
July 12, 2019
Jack Goldstein, 14, and his family had to make sacrifices when Jack was diagnosed with leukemia. But when Jack put his schoolwork and baseball training on hold, his family and friends were there to support him.
May 10, 2019
After a two-year journey, Lorelei rings the bell at the UNC Pediatric Hematology Oncology clinic, signaling an end to her treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
September 21, 2016
Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, will use the $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant to help fund her research of a new generation chimeric antigen receptor-based cell therapy for neuroblastoma.