Our current, (and first), project, is to raise funds to benefit the breast cancer vaccine research of Dr. Brian Czerniecki of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research is cutting edge, and we believe strongly in his vision. Our starting goal is to raise $1,000,000 to help fund his next clinical trial of the vaccine.

Dr. Czerniecki is a highly recognized and respected oncological surgeon and researcher, who specializes in the least invasive means to treat breast cancer. He has had positive results in the first trial of his vaccine, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to make certain he has the funds he needs for the next steps in his research.

The upcoming trial, headed by Dr. Czerniecki, will be a multi-city collaboration of top hospitals, bringing the best minds of medicine together on this project.

Check out the links at the bottom of the page to learn more.

BREAST CANCER FACTS:
200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
One every 2 minutes 38 seconds
548 every day
4,000 every week
16,667 every month
In 4 1/2 weeks we can fill Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center with new cases.

Professional Biography of Dr. Brian Czerniecki                                                                                                                 information on Dr. Czerniecki and a description of his breast cancer vaccine research

OncoLink  Interview with Dr. Czerniecki                                                                                                                     interview from the first trial of the vaccine

Oncology Times  Dendritic Cell Vaccine Induces Strong Immune Response Against DCIS                                mention of the first trial and results - it is the fourth segment of the article (scroll down the page to read)

Cancer Review   Development of Vaccines for High-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In situ of the Breast              Cancer Review   Targeting HER-2/neu in Early Breast Cancer Development Using Dendritic Cells with   Staged Interleukin-12 Burst Secretion                                                                                                                                  these are scientific articles - but they are readable - and they give a lot of information on the research
            to read the full articles, click the link for Full Text on the right-hand side of the page
Testimonial for Dr. Czerniecki's Research
            from Dr. Bruce Levine, Director of the Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility, Abramson                       Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Proposal for Dr. Czerniecki's Stand Up To Cancer Dream Team
            Dr. Czerniecki is heading one the Dream Teams applying for funding raised by Stand Up To Cancer. This is              the proposal submitted to the selection committee

Check our Links page for more links to Dr. Czerniecki - his background and his research. Also, for a letter announcing the partnership of Uschi Keszler’s Pennies in Action™ with PENN Medicine to raise funds for Dr. Czerniecki’s research.