Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Tap Cancer Out is a 501(c)3 nonprofit mobilizing and empowering the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community to raise funds for cancer-fighting organizations. Since 2018, they have raised and donated more than $1.8 million to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, providing valuable assistance to critical childhood cancer fighting initiatives and programs. ALSF is proud to be a benefiting charity of Tap Cancer Out.
| Project Title | Institutions | Co-Funder(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The use of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to reverse treatment resistance to PD-1 blockade | University of Florida | Tap Cancer Out, Layla’s Legacy Foundation |
| Optimizing TCRαβ+/CD19+-depleted haploidentical HSCT for ALL using donor-derived genome-edited CAR T cells | Stanford University School of Medicine | Cure4Cam Childhood Cancer Foundation, Tap Cancer Out, Kate's Cause |
| Pedi-PRESTO: Pediatric Patient-Reported Symptom Tracking in Oncology | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Tap Cancer Out |
| Targeting the Metabolic Drivers of Chemo Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Harvard University | Tap Cancer Out |
| Epigenetic Targeted Therapy and Resistance in Pediatric Rhabdoid Tumor | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago | Tap Cancer Out, Emily’s Smiles Foundation |
| Molecular Landscape for Targeted Therapy in Retinoblastoma | University of Miami | Tap Cancer Out |
| Identifying New Therapeutic Targets in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Stanford University | Tap Cancer Out |
| RNA Methylation in Metabolically Disrupted Pediatric Cancers | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Flashes of Hope, Tap Cancer Out, Northwestern Mutual Foundation |
| Mechanisms of PAX3-FOXO1 and HES3 Cooperation in Rhabdomyosarcoma | Nationwide Children’s Hospital | Flashes of Hope, Tap Cancer Out |
| The Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in Leukemia | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Tap Cancer Out |
