CureSearch
Welcome
A Special Thank You
Our progress and achievements during the last year We remain always grateful to children and their families who,
have been note worthy, as we continue to strengthen the as participants in clinical trials, are our invaluable research
organization and expand our many alliances. As previously partners in advancing science which we hope will benefi t
announced, CureSearch has formed a new partnership with them and generations that follow.
Hope Street Kids, founded by former U. S. Congresswoman
Deborah Pryce and Randy Walker, in memory of their
We applaud the efforts of our more than 20,000 volunteers
nine-year-old daughter, Caroline Pryce Walker. Together,
and advocates who work tirelessly to raise funds for
we will push forward with our collective initiatives in funding
pediatric cancer research.
research which will lead to improved outcomes for children
On behalf of the physicians and clinical investigators,
with cancer.
laboratory scientists, nurses and professional research staff
Our ongoing collaboration with and support of Children’s
of the Children’s Oncology Group and the Board of Trustees
Oncology Group remains a critically important link to
of the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, we thank you
fi nding lifesaving strategies and new therapies that will have
for your support.
less severe side-effects, which will dramatically improve
the quality of children’s lives. The fundraising activities
of CureSearch, that support the collective efforts of 214
Sincerely,
COG institutions across North America, are paramount to
someday eradicating cancer from children. It is to this end
we are all committed to a common cause in which we must
prevail.
In this annual report we have included some of the research Gregory H. Reaman, M.D.
progress made through the collaborative efforts of the Chairman, Children’s Oncology Group
clinical investigators, laboratory, researchers, nurses and Professor of Pediatrics,
scientists of the Children’s Oncology Group, particularly The George Washington University
the achievements from the Central Nervous System (CNS), School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
and Rare Tumors (Hepatoblastoma and Retinoblastoma) Children’s National Medical Center
Committees.
While remarkable progress has been made in pediatric
cancer treatments and survival rates continue to improve
in some cancer types, too many children continue to die
as a result of stalled progress in specifi c types of childhood
cancer. Unfortunately, cancer remains the leading cause
of death from disease in children in the United States.
Your investment in CureSearch enables critically important
Jeffrey H. Buchalter
research to continue unabated, guaranteeing tomorrow’s
Chairman, Board of Trustees
breakthroughs.
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
CureSearch Annual Report 2009
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