Patient Success Stories Items per page 1234567891011121314151617181920 Apply Leave this field blank Mar 14, 2024 Abe Rosenberg Leukemia patient thanks granddaughter for saving his life 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 Hematologic Malignancies Patient Stories Mar 7, 2024 Letisia Marquez Brain cancer no match for immunotherapy trial Peter Valadez suffered from aggressive, recurrent glioma. A Phase 1 clinical trial using CAR T cell therapy was his last hope Patient Stories Research Patient Care Feb 20, 2024 Letisia Marquez NEJM features patient who achieved HIV, leukemia remission 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 Patient Stories Research Stories of Hope Dec 27, 2023 Abe Rosenberg Sarcoma patient in Midwest follows oncologist across country 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 Patient Stories Clinical Trials Dec 20, 2023 Elaine Schmidt Couple fly husband’s bone marrow donor from Germany 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 Patient Stories Patient Care Dec 19, 2023 Katherine Ramirez Eight cancer survivors to celebrate life on Rose Parade float 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 Patient Stories Rose Parade Load More
