We fund collaborative research to bring faster cures to patients
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) funds research by investigators who commit to collaborating across institutions and disciplines, and who study novel approaches for understanding the genetic causes of cancer.
Our funded-investigators become members of the Foundation's Institute Without Walls™, a world-class group of scientists, physicians, and oncologists who share information and resources to speed the pace of cancer research.
Our commitment to
collaboration has resulted in significant breakthroughs—from discovering
genetic mutations that cause cancer to identifying potential novel
therapeutics. Grants to SWCRF-funded scientists often leverage additional
funding from major cancer organizations, such as the National Cancer Institute.
In addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research on specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the biology of cancer to find treatments across disease types.
This collaborative model of scientific investigation has led to several discoveries that have been published in the world's leading scientific journals.
HOW WE INVEST IN CANCER RESEARCH
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH
COLLABORATION
LIVER CANCER
We pioneered the use of the first successful liver cancer drug treatment through an international consortium led by Mount Sinai.
BREAST CANCER
We created a novel combination of two existing cancer therapies for the treatment of hormone-resistant breast cancer, producing a new clinical trial at several New York hospitals led by Mount Sinai.
LEUKEMIA
We partnered with researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Hematology to develop the first successful targeted differentiation therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with all-trans-retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide which increased the disease’s five-year survival rate from 25% to 95%.
PEDIATRIC CANCER
We brought together scientists from the Harvard Cancer Center and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to develop a targeted therapy for a rare childhood cancer, which is currently in clinical trials.
LUNG CANCER
We advanced the paradigm of treatment for lung cancer by adding targeted drugs to chemotherapy through a collaboration between Dartmouth and Mount Sinai.