Research
And Grants
To further our mission, we annually award research grants to institutions and medical professionals whose research focuses on cancers that present the greatest opportunities for a homerun cancer cure.
Note: When clicking the "Submit Grant Application" button below you will be redirected to SnapGrant.com to complete the application process.
The Cure Starts Now has funded $18,897,055 in pediatric brain cancer research in partnership with the DIPG / DMG Collaborative. This includes 119 grants at over 100 hospitals in 17 countries.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - $75,000
$75,000.00
March 2010
Telomerase: A Therapeutic Target in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Weill Cornell Medical College - $91,740
$91,740.00
March 2010
Phase I Study of tumor-targeting Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED) of radio immunotherapy for Diffuse Pontine Glioma in Children.
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital - $10,000
$10,000.00
July 2009
Molecular Analysis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - $50,000
$50,000.00
July 2009
National expansion of the study of Radiotherapy and concurrent Bevacizumab +/- Temozolamide followed by Bevacizumab, Irinotecan +/- Temozolamide in patients with newly diagnosed high grade gliomas and DIPG.
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital - $50,000
$50,000.00
July 2009
Phase I Study of the combination of Vandetanib and Dasatinib administered during and after radiation therapy in the children with newly diagnosed DIPG.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - $50,000
$50,000.00
September 2008
Study of Radiotherapy and concurrent Bevacizumab +/- Temozolamide followed by Bevacizumab, Irinotecan +/- Temozolamide in patients with newly diagnosed high grade gliomas and DIPG.
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital - $25,000
$25,000.00
September 2008
Molecular Analysis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas.