March 2004 - The
Brian Morden Foundation Pledges $50,000
to Support the Opening of a Pilot Study
NEW
- January
28, 2005 - The Brian Morden Foundation and the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma
Initiative have joined forces and will be presenting $50,000 to
the University of Michigan team of researchers to help fund the
pilot study.
The NEW Phase II Ewing's
Sarcoma Vaccine Clinical Trial Proposal that the Brian Morden
Foundation
has been supporting, has been received by the National Institutes
of Health and the National Cancer
Institute for review and funding. The $1.9 million proposal will
test the power of the ES vaccine to bring
recurrent/relapsed ES patients into complete remission, a cure.
However, the painful
reality of the publicly funded NIH/NCI review is that it will
take at least eight
months to complete. Tragically, many recurrent/relapse ES patients
will not make it through the review
period. The Brian Morden Foundation is determined to prevent this
from happening. Dr. Geiger and his
research team have an idea that could save these sick ES patients.
A privately funded "Pilot Study" would
bring treatment
to recurrent/relapsed patients who can't wait until the NIH/NCI
Clinical Trial is up and
running.
The Brian Morden Foundation
has pledged $50,000 to Dr. Geiger and his research team to open
the
Pilot Study and begin treating patients as soon as possible.
The Brian Morden Foundation
has part (thanks to tremendous support from many people since
Brian died),
but not all of the $50,000. We have made this pledge in faith,
faith in the vaccine and faith in you. We are
asking you to help us fulfill this pledge. We are asking you to
send the Brian Morden Foundation a
contribution to save a child's life. Our family pays all BMF out-of-pocket
expenses. 100% of your
tax-deductible gift to the Brian Morden Foundation directed to
the "Pilot Study" will go directly to
the Ewing's Sarcoma Vaccine Pilot Study at the University of Michigan.
As you may know, time
is a precious commodity if your cancer has returned. Please take
a moment of
your time to complete the form below and mail it with your contribution
to:
The Brian Morden
Foundation*
Fighting Back Against Childhood Cancer
2809 Columbia Dr., Altoona, PA. 16602
On behalf of Carter,
Kevin, Olivia, Michael, and many more who are waiting, Thank you!
*The Brian Morden Foundation is administered through the Central
Pennsylvania
Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization.
The Brian Morden
Foundation:
1. Funds research for childhood cancer
2. Supports the Oncology Unit at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital
3. Awards Brian Morden Memorial Higher Education Scholarships
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you would like your gift to be used:
____ for the Vaccine Pilot Study at the University of Michigan
____ for funding research for childhood cancer
____ for the Oncology Unit at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital
____ for Brian Morden Memorial Higher Education Scholarships
In honor of (name) ___________________________________________________________________
In memory of (name) _________________________________________________________________
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