Thanks from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

February 11, 2026

Letter from Stephen P. Hunger, MD to Dragon Master Initiative and its donors:


Thank you for the generous support of the Children's Brain Tumor Network (CBTN) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Your incredibly generous gift fuels a global effort to understand, treat, and cure diseases that affect so many children and their families.


Because of you, researchers across dozens of institutions have access to critical dta and biospecimens that simply wouldn't exist without partners like you. Your generosity accelerates discoveries and brings hope to families whose lives have been turned upside down by a brain tumor diagnosis.


your contribution supports breakthrough research at that accelerates cures and increases the well-being of children with the rarest and most difficult to treat conditions.


We are deeply grateful for your actions and commitment to changing the future for kids with brain tumors, and for empowering scientists with the tools they need to move research forward faster. With your continuing generosity, it is just a matter of time, and time is precious.


With sincere gratitude,


Stephen P. Hunger, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Director (Pediatric Cancer), Abramson Cancer Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Chief, Division of Pediatric Oncology

Director, Center for Childhood Cancer Research

Jeffrey E. Perelman Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics


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