David Cook's American Idol
Performance Proceeds to Fund Cancer Research
David Cook performed his song "Permanent" on the American Idol finale show. The live performance is now available for download on iTunes and all proceeds will benefit ABC2 to fund brain cancer research. Download the songDonate directly to ABC2
Avastin Approved to Treat Brain Cancer
Genentech's Avastin was granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients with recurrent brain tumors, representing the first treatment to be approved in a decade. Read more
Race For Hope
Even with the rain, spirits were not dampened as nearly 10,000 people gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue to raise over $2 million for brain cancer research.
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) believes that a nimble, focused and aggressive entrepreneurial model will increase the number of therapies discovered and then enable those therapies to be more rapidly driven into the clinic. We provide researchers with the pivotal support they need to make critical breakthroughs. We fund novel translational research aimed at finding the fastest possible route to a cure.
ABC2 invests in each stage of the therapeutic development pipeline. Our Pre-Clincial Screening Program breaks down barriers to entry, our Research Grants focuses on novel therapies, and our collaborations with industry allows us to bring the most promising treatments to patients quickly.
ABC2 understands that fighting brain cancer is a team effort. We seek to bring together those who care about advancing therapies for patients. As our name states, our mission is straightforward: to accelerate the development of treatments that will lead to a cure. In this effort your support plays a key role in getting us there.