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A Note from Nigel and the Trustees
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Hello to all of our wonderful Hope Through Business members! The summer has been an exceptionally brilliant time for both fundraising and research, as you’ll see during the course of this newsletter. Some astounding businesses have pulled off some amazing feats - from Steamin’ Billy’s Bike Ride to PRP’s Tough Mudder run and everyone in-between. An extra special mention must go to Hope-funded Professor Martin Dyer - whose research into chemotherapy-free cancer treatment is a genuine landmark in the fight against cancer. We hope that you all have a fantastic, healthy Autumn, and you don’t miss the sun too much. Thanks every one our Hope We areto delighted to of announce Through Business Club members - and we hope you enjoy our latest newsletter. the total income from all forms
of corporate so far this year is £14,100 with a tremendous £10,100 raised via Hope Through Business Members. Thank you for making such a positive Now that the newly-named Hope Cancer Trials Centre is open, we at Hope cannot stand still and with our Hope Through Business difference to the communities members’ continued support we look forward to supporting the which you all work in, next steps in research aspirations for The Leicester Cancer especially during what Research Centre. The Centre is part of the National Institute of researcher Professor Our Clinical Trials Facility older or those with other Hope-funded has been an patients incredibly Health Research (NIHR) Experimental Cancer Medicine is expanding. Help us to MartinCentre health issues. Dyer has led a study into difficult time for all. network and was expecting a quinquennial reviewchemotherapy-free of its status to make our vision become treatment for Professor Martin, director of the start in February. In arecognition of the Covid pandemic and the reality. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Ernest and Helen Scott Haematol fact that many researchers are undertaking clinical work and in (CLL) at our Clinical Trials Facility, Research Institute, was thrilled at Shortly will be announcing some parts of the UK beingwe redeployed, the review has now been and the research has seen the outcome of the research: “The our public Hope for Lifeit appeal. postponed until February 2022. Although is perhaps a relief for promising results. This could mark high response rates and remission the Centre not to goThis through theappeal reviewfor process this stage, of an effective is a big us as at A big welcomehave to our newus Hope the beginning made optimistic that this excellent progress has been made against the objectives and with we need to raise over £500,000cancer treatment away from Through Business members... treatment could become a standa the extra year they are sure of making an outstanding case. to help fund this £1.5million chemotherapy and its side effects. of care for CLL in the future, I am expansion. There areResearch many Centre which Leicester also hosts an NIHR Biomedical delighted that we were able to off The research included combining you can getLifestyle, involvedCardiovascular and protein BCL2 and drug currently has themesways in Diabetes and patients in Leicester the opportun Medicine and Respiratory Medicine. Later this year the renewal process we will be announcing what to take part in this trial at the Hop Obinutuzumab. BCL2 is known to will start for the national Research Centres (BRC) network. youBiomedical can do soon. However, for effectively Clinical Trials Facility” kill CLL cells and in this There is an opportunity to we develop new themes existing networks. now are asking for yourfor help instance, the new combination Our CEO Nigel also commented: when wetheme launch. Keep an eye worked there Through was a 95% rate of Hello all ofdeveloped our wonderful Business “We are thrilled to see such A cancer precision medicine istobeing which-Hope would complete remission treated. on our social and when A big welcome to our new Hope members! The summer has been brilliant time incredible results from the Hope become part of the Leicester BRC media application. Currently therean areexceptionally only in those In other words - 95% of during treated Through forlive both fundraising and being research, as you’ll see the Business Clinicalmember... Trials Facility, this simply go could youthe help six cancer themes in we existing BRCs with largest held at the individuals zero signs of have could not happen without the course of this newsletter. Some businesses Royal Marsden. This spread is clearly anword. extremely competitive areaastounding butshowed if the The more leukaemia after treatment. pulled off some amazing feats from Steamin’ Billy’s Bike Ride fantastic support from the people successful, the funding associated withabout it would people that know thisbe transformational to PRP’s Tough Mudder run and everyone in-between. and businesses of Leicestershire for the delivery of cancer research in Leicester. It is possible to apply appeal the better. Let’s make This is an amazing breakthrough. Rutland who fundraise, volunteer, for £1 million per annum with the expectation that all research is for the is the most common form of this Hope’s biggest Martin public DyerCLL tra special mention must go to Hope-funded Professor -PhD whose research into donate, take part in and attend benefit of patients. Once again, by continuing to fund students #hopeforlife #hopeforlife adult chronic leukaemia, and up appeal yet!in the fight against cancer. We hope that you #hopeforlife otherapy-free cancer a funding genuine landmark all Hope’s events.” here intreatment Leicester, is Hope is helping to expand critical mass at the Centre until now has always required a fantastic, healthy Autumn, and you don’t miss the sun too much. Thanks to help every one of our Hope and therefore will play its part in supporting this aspiration and We’d like to say a huge thank you chemotherapy. Given the distressing gh Business Club members and we research hope youinvestment enjoy our latest draw in larger -national to ournewsletter. city andeffects county. for the incredible work put in by side of chemotherapy, this Professor Martin and his team! can be particularly traumatic for
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