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WEBAn Innovative Approach to Treating Childhood Cancer. Emily is the first child in the world to have her immune cells activated to fight cancer. This innovative approach to treating cancer is called CAR T-cell therapy. Today, Emily is more than ten years cancer-free! Donate.
Our Journey | Emily Whitehead Foundation
WEBOur Mission. We experienced firsthand how cancer research is saving lives; however, children are still losing their lives every day because of limited treatment options for high-risk patients like Emily. Children who have their cancer return are harder to treat because their cancer becomes resistant to standard therapies.
Activate The Cure | Emily Whitehead Foundation
WEBWith every research breakthrough, we are one step closer to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Donate Now. Get Involved. Find Clinical Trials. The Emily Whitehead Foundation is dedicated to helping families, children and researchers activate the cure for childhood cancer. Our Journey.
Emily Whitehead, First Pediatric Patient to Receive CAR T-Cell …
WEBMay 11, 2022 · Given their experience with CAR T at CHOP, the Whitehead family started the Emily Whitehead Foundation in 2015 to help more families by funding the most promising cutting-edge cancer research, including CAR T-cell therapy and other immunotherapies.
How an experimental treatment beat a little girl's cancer
WEBOctober 30, 2022 / 9:39 AM EDT / CBS News. Emily Whitehead has a secret weapon: "My T-cells, part of my immune system, were trained to fight and kill my cancer." She was only six when she...
Get Involved | Emily Whitehead Foundation
WEBThere are countless ways we can all get involved to activate the cure for childhood cancer. Here are a few ways each one of us can help! Volunteer. Fundraise. Share Your Story. Individual or Group Fundraising. Business or Organization. Pediatric Cancer Patient or Family Member. Run With Us.
Emily Whitehead was the first child cured of cancer with therapy …
WEBOct 30, 2023 · Cancer. Emily Whitehead took a photo with Oaklynn Keller, a 5-year-old from Ohio who has been cancer-free for two years after being treated with CAR-T, during a fundraiser for the Emily...
Emily Whitehead Foundation | LinkedIn
WEBThe Emily Whitehead Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness and funding for innovative childhood cancer treatments, such as immunotherapy, that will improve survival rates and quality of...
Emily Whitehead - Cancer Research Institute
WEBIn 2014, the Whitehead family has started a foundation to support pediatric cancer research. In Emily held her father’s hand as he spoke at the FDA approval hearing for the CAR T cell therap, which was approved in August 2017.
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WEBEmily Whitehead Foundation, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. 6,521 likes · 69 talking about this. We raise awareness for childhood cancer immunotherapy treatments & support childhood cancer families.
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