PNOC Foundation

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Leading the fundraising efforts for PNOC's pediatric brain cancer research and clinical trials.

06/18/2026

Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. PNOC was built to change that. Now your United miles can help bring together the world’s leading pediatric brain tumor experts to accelerate collaborative research, fuel treatment breakthroughs, and expand access to PNOC's innovative therapies for children fighting brain tumors.

These children can't wait. Pediatric brain cancer moves fast. We need to move faster. The price of delay is measured in children's lives. Despite being the deadliest childhood cancer, research is critically underfunded and relies on philanthropy. With your support, we will change the course of history for children with brain tumors. Donate miles today!

Donate miles here: https://donate.mileageplus.com/Charity/Details/3214213

06/16/2026

There are very few treatment options for children and young adults whose posterior fossa Group A (PFA) ependymoma has come back or continued to grow after surgery and radiation. Researchers have found that this tumor type changes how cells use energy, which may make it possible to treat it using medicines that affect cell metabolism.

PNOC participating sites offering this trial:
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

To learn more about this PNOC clinical trial visit: https://pnoc.us/clinical-trials/

This important research would not be possible without the generosity of our supporters. PNOC gratefully acknowledges funding for this study from The Lilabean Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research, TommyStrong and PNOC Foundation. Every discovery brings us one step closer to a future where we Losenochild to brain cancer.

06/15/2026

Do you have a DAF? Your dollars could go twice as far!
could match your gift to PNOC Foundation dollar for dollar this year.

Across the country, more than $326 billion in charitable capital is sitting in donor-advised funds (DAFs), ready to be directed to nonprofit organizations. The campaign was created to encourage donors to activate these funds now—when nonprofits need them most. There has never been a more hopeful time in history to invest in childhood cancer research, your donor-advised funds can help us reach a future where we lose no child to brain cancer, faster.

We invite you to visit www.HalfMyDAF.com to learn more about how you can help PNOC compete for unrestricted, dollar for dollar matching grants. On June 18, hundreds of nonprofits will be selected to receive dollar for dollar matching grants of up to $5,000, with two nonprofits receiving a $25,000 match!

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