Lucas Addison Goldbaum
Date of Birth: January 22, 1996
Date of Diagnosis: July 14, 2008
Earned His Wings: May 12, 2010
Tag: DIPG
Jillian Aguila Rotolado
Date of Birth: October 4, 2014
Date of Diagnosis: November 24, 2020
Earned Her Wings: August 22, 2021
Mark Souweidane and Team Discover New Findings from their Pediatric Neuro-oncology Research
Our medical partner, Dr. Mark Souweidane, and his talented team of researchers have just published three new academic articles on their current findings in pediatric neuro-oncology. Each article reveals progress and cautious optimism towards treating DIPG and other brain tumors. We’re incredibly proud and grateful for their hard work! You can find the articles below […]
Once again No Growth,No activity on Lisha Ayala’s July 2019 MRI
CRF BREAKING NEWS- The Cristian Rivera Foundation is pleased to announce that Lisha Ayala received her MRI results today and she has shown No sign of Tumor Growth. We are grateful to witness firsthand the success of this foundation. Your generosity and support has helped us underwrite the clinical trials that helped Lisha and many […]
Once again No Growth, No activity on Lisha Ayala’s July 2018 MRI
CRF BREAKING NEWS- The Cristian Rivera Foundation is pleased to announce that Lisha Ayala received her quarterly MRI results and she has shown No sign of Tumor Growth. What does that mean? It means that your generosity has helped us underwrite the clinical trials that she is participating in. It means, that for the last […]
Congratulations Dr. Souweidane
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Souweidane, whose highly anticipated results of the first-ever dose escalation study using convection-enhanced delivery (CED) in patients with DIPG, were published in Lancet Oncology. Thank you Dr. Souweidane, for continuously working hard towards finding a cure for DIPG. “Full Steam Ahead” Follow Here to Read the CED Letter
Daily News Exclusive: 5K walk/run for DIPG
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Three-Time Winner: Dr. Mark Souweidane Extends His Fight Against DIPG
In a new milestone in the fight against DIPG, Dr. Mark Souweidane this week performed a direct infusion of a cancer-fighting drug into the brain of a young patient — for the third time. The child was the first ever to receive three infusions, all at the highest dose level in the trial. The […]
Meet Lisha, Lisha was diagnosed with D.I.P.G. almost 4 years ago!
Lisha is a patient of Dr. Mark Souweidane at Cornell Weill Medical Center and currently enrolled in OUR trial to find a treatment and eventual cure for D.I.P.G. On Wed, September 21st, 2016, we learned that the results from Lisha’s last MRI were stable with no growth! Lisha is living proof that the Cristian […]
Wishing Lisha a Very Happy Belated Bday.
Her bday was 9/14. Lisha is a Patient on our Trial and is doing AMAZING. We at CRF Love her 10! #CRF #CristianRiveraFoundation #DIPG #CureDIPG
