November 20, 2018

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare childhood brain cancer that develops deep within the brain stem and penetrates into healthy brain tissue, rendering surgical removal impossible. To monitor this disease, a biopsy using a thin needle inserted through a tiny hole drilled in the skull is technically possible, but risky, and if successful would only capture a one-time snapshot of the tumor.

May 31, 2018

The research fund is named for Hollis Doherty, a much-loved 7-year-old Phoenix boy who succumbed to DIPG — or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma — in early 2017. The fund topped its Phase I goal with the recent donation of $90,000 from the Tyler Hallsey Foundation, named for a 15-year-old Anthem boy who also passed away from DIPG in 2014, following a valiant 17-month battle against his disease.

May 24, 2018

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, a drug called AZD1775 was shown to penetrate deadly glioblastoma brain cancer cells, according to a study conducted at Barrow Neurological Institute and initiated by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

May 11, 2018

Researchers around the world use publicly available Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project to investigate aggressive brain cancer

May 09, 2018

Rapid, non-invasive diagnosis assisted by TGen assay could be used to help detect many types of cancer

April 16, 2018

In mice, a fatal brainstem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T cells that recognized the cancer and targeted it for destruction. The Stanford discovery is moving to human trials.

January 17, 2018

An analysis of several hundred DIPG and related tumors, including Chad Carr's, finds an overlooked key factor in determining prognosis for the aggressive childhood brain cancer

January 12, 2018

“Every year in the winter, we put down a lot of rock,” says David, which gave him an idea. A few years ago, David’s friend Tyler Hallsey passed away from diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a highly aggressive and difficult to treat brain tumor. David, who’s close with the Hallsey family and who was Tyler’s younger brother’s scoutmaster until recently, came up with a way he could help raise money for a cure.

September 20, 2017

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is a rare and terminal tumor that forms on the pons of the brainstem and spreads like sand. To date, three children in the Ocean Springs, Mississippi, area have been diagnosed with DIPG.

March 06, 2017

On Sat., March 11, Boulder Creek High School’s varsity men’s volleyball team is partnering with Ford for the Drive 4 UR School fundraiser. During the event, Ford will donate $20 to a worthy cause for every test drive taken; up to $6,000 total.