MAKING THE PRESS
The Board of Mary Crowley Cancer Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley E. Ross, M.D., PhD, as Executive Medical Director. Dr. Ross brings a strong research background and outstanding leadership skills to direct Mary Crowley’s patient care and research initiatives.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker). This is the first time the agency has approved a cancer treatment based on a common biomarker rather than the location in the body where the tumor originated.
Mary Crowley Cancer Research has opened a new Phase I clinical trial for advanced Type 1 Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer affecting children, adolescents, and young adults. The first patient has received the investigational therapy and is currently undergoing a response evaluation. Patients with rapidly recurrent Ewing sarcoma have less than a 10% chance of surviving more than five years, and yet no new treatments have been developed in decades. Read Full Story Here.
Pushing Hope Marine Industry Charity Events raised over $180k for Mary Crowley Cancer Research through a series of charity events August 18-20 in the greater St. Louis area. Read Full Story Here.
The 17th Annual Southwest Airlines Technology Classic Car Show has raised $21k for Mary Crowley Cancer Research. Read Full Story Here.
