Our Impact
Discovering a cure for glioblastoma continues to be a long journey, but thanks to your generosity we have funding projects that are focused on improve the quality and duration of those diagnosed and, one day, will find a cure for this terrible disease.
To ensure Dunn With Cancer is making the largest impact, 100% of funds donated to the Dunn With Cancer Research Fund goes towards glioblastoma research.
Sponsored Grants
Newly Announced: Dr. David Fortin - Université de Sherbrooke
Project Title: Customized GlioGel formulation for the treatment of glioblastoma
“The brain tumour cancer named glioblastoma (GBM) remains incurable to this day. The main obstacles to GBM treatment can be summarized in 3 factors: the systemic delivery impediment to the brain related to the presence of the blood-brain-barrier, the brain tumour stem cells that are highly resistant to standard therapies, and the high migration capacity of tumour cells permeating the brain. We propose the combination of chemoattraction, chemotherapy and radiotherapy in a gel inserted into the tumour resection cavity to improve the treatment of GBM. This approach is a local deadly trap for tumour cells that minimizes side effects.”
A thank you message to the donor:
"Having reviewed your family’s history, I feel no need to remind you how difficult, aggressive and brutal can this disease be. I am sorry for what you all went through, and evidently, sorry for Allison. There has been very few progress in the treatment of glioblastoma in the last decades, and our team feel that a paradigm shift is necessary to improve patient’s outcome. The research project you so generously founded has been designed in such a way that we aim to bypass major hurdles in glioblastoma treatment. More specifically, we wish to adequately address the delivery issue to the brain, the fact the these tumour cells can move and invade the brain, and also the fact that some of the cells, called ‘tumour stem cells’ can be highly resistant to the treatment. Our project, called GlioGel, has been designed with these considerations in mind. It is coming together nicely, and this grant will allow us to take the first step toward the final completion of the device. In my name, that of my team, and all patients afflicted by this terrible disease, thank you so much."
The DUNN with Cancer Research Fund
The DUNN with Cancer mission is a simple one: We want to live in a world where glioblastoma is treatable and, eventually, curable.
Thanks to our partners at the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, 100% of the donations to the DUNN With Cancer Research Fund will go towards glioblastoma research so that one day we will achieve our goal.
So far, together we have raised over $900,000 for brain cancer research, which has already been used to sponsor numerous research grants and fellowships.