Make Hope a Reality

Suffering from an aggressive form of leukemia, 13-year-old Leen Faytrouni had exhausted all other treatment options when she agreed to be the first pediatric patient at City of Hope to participate in a study of a new drug

By the time Donita Gibbs came to City of Hope after years of trying alternative treatments, she required complex surgery. Andreas Kaiser, M.D., was confident he could help her

A stem cell transplant was the only option to tackle Bob Shank's rapidly advancing cancer, driven by a genetic mutation that proffered a poor prognosis. Granddaughter Avery held the key to his survival

Peter Valadez suffered from aggressive, recurrent glioma. A Phase 1 clinical trial using CAR T cell therapy was his last hope

City of Hope’s expertise in treating older blood cancer patients helped Paul Edmonds achieve remission for leukemia and HIV. His case demonstrates that older adults with blood cancers who receive reduced intensity chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant with donor cells that are resistant to HIV may be cured of both cancer and HIV infection

Ken Hunt chose to return to the care of sarcoma specialist Mark Agulnik, M.D., to handle his rare cancer after the physician moved from a Chicago hospital to City of Hope in 2020

Longtime spouses Wendell Liljedahl and Elizabeth Scarbrough were so eager to meet the man who saved Lilijedahl's life, they flew Jannik Raestrup and his family from Europe to California

The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of City of Hope’s participation in the Rose Parade. The institution’s float, “A Lovely Day for Hope,” features cancer patients who overcame unique obstacles to survive and thrive

During City of Hope’s 47th annual BMT reunion, blood cancer patient Paul Rudder tearfully thanked Ella Sade, who flew all the way from Israel for the occasion