October 1, 2025 - At the 5th International Gliomatosis Cerebri Conference, scientists, clinicians, and family advocates from around the world convened to share breakthroughs, spark new collaborations, and accelerate progress toward better treatments for GC.
January 3, 2026 - On behalf of the Cristian Rivera Foundation, our largest funder of DIPG research, Kenan Thompson presented Dr. Mark Souweidane with a $365,000 donation to support his research underway at the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
December 1, 2025 - Hosts Darlene Rodriguez and Malik Yoba host the 16th Annual CRF Celebrity Gala. The event celebrated hope, honored leadership, and fueled groundbreaking research for children facing DIPG.
December 3, 2025 - Peer-to-Peer support group is now available to teens and young adults facing surgery after a brain or spinal cord tumor diagnosis.
December 1, 2025 - The National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
As 2025 comes to a close, our annual "Light up the Lab" fundraising campaign aims to raise $100,000 in support of the research underway at the Children's Brain Tumor Project lab.
November 11, 2025 - TCS New York City Marathon team breaks fundraising record for the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
October 31, 2025 - Seventh annual comedy night fundraiser honoring Nancy Goodman raised more than $750,000 for the CBTP Lab.
August 28, 2025 - The New York Times reported that the National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
August 11, 2025 - New findings on DIPG disease progression published in Neurooncology Advances.
