Overview
- The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Family Foundation donated $5.5 million to the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- The center said the gift will fund research that aims to move new treatments forward, naming CAR T-cell therapy as a priority.
- CAR T-cell therapy modifies a patient’s own T-cells to find and kill cancer cells, a process that requires intensive lab work and clinical care.
- Part of the funding will bolster services that help cancer survivors manage long-term effects and improve quality of life.
- WBAL reported the announcement and noted that detailed timelines or a public breakdown of how the money will be allocated were not provided.