Thanks to all of our wonderful Cycle for Survival participants and supporters, some promising new projects at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have already been funded by proceeds from last January’s event, including:
- Two clinical trials to test drugs that block certain pathways that keep sarcoma cells alive, with the goal of finding new ways to destroy these cancer cells.
- A research project that focuses on a new way to treat a type of rare cancer by changing the pattern of genes turned on and off, which appears to cause the tumor cells to self-destruct.
- A study aimed at gaining new insights into the biology of a specific type of rare tumor as the first step in developing new approaches to treatment.
- An investigation to identify and develop drugs that block the growth of pancreatic cancer cells.
Participation in Cycle for Survival has helped make this pioneering work possible!
Find more detailed information about these exciting projects on the new Cycle for Survival 2010 Web site, which is scheduled to launch in just a few weeks. In the meantime, visit the Cycle for Survival page on Facebook for the latest updates about the new Web site and our expanded 2010 event.
Thank you for everything you’ve done to help Memorial Sloan-Kettering achieve important advances in cancer research that make a difference in the lives of patients everywhere.
Sincerely,
Katie Kotkins
Cycle for Survival
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
