Help me celebrate ELEVEN years of effective ROS1+ cancer targeted therapy by donating to The ROS1ders nonprofit through the Paypal Giving Fund ( NO ADDED FEES):
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=DH4CD2W3QQUKC

The backstory:

In May 2011 I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. At that time, surgery, chemo and radiation were the only treatments available. However, a small clinical trial had already begun for a targeted therapy pill called crizotinib. This pill that sounded like an alien seemed to inhibit ROS1+ cancer in about 80% of people in the trial. That was amazingly effective for a cancer drug!

I joined that trial, and as of yesterday, I’ve been on crizotinib for 11 years. Yes, I’m an outlier. While this drug has worked well for me, current targeted therapies don’t work well for everyone, and most people eventually develop resistance. We need more research and treatment options.

The ROS1ders (a nonprofit I cofounded) is funding research into ROS1+ cancers so all patients can one day have great treatment outcomes. This year we funded two $75,000 ROS1+ Cancer Innovation Awards. We are aiming to raise $225,000 so next year we can fund three awards.

I’m in Boston today, where I spoke to a pharmaceutical company that has new ROS1 drug in clinical trials, and met with a researcher who will be starting a new study about my type of cancer. Please help me fund more research to find better treatments for my rare type of lung cancer. Thanks for your support!