UCLA receives $1 million from Revlon to fund breast cancer research

UCLA has received a $1 million donation from Revlon that will support the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program and further the company’s long-standing commitment to eradicating women’s cancers. The gift was announced by Revlon CEO Lorenzo Delpani, chairman Ronald O. Perelman and global brand ambassador Halle Berry at an event honoring Dr. Dennis Slamon, a member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and director of the Revlon/UCLA Breast Cancer Center Director for his outstanding achievements in cancer research. “We have made tremendous advancements in the field of breast cancer treatments over the past two decades, but our work is far from over,” Slamon said. “We are currently working on potential new therapies and treatments for triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer, and this generous donation will help us to continue this groundbreaking research that has the potential to save the lives of more women battling these deadly diseases.” Slamon’s relationship with Revlon began in 1990, when through a series of grants, the company and Perelman helped expedite the research needed to bring Herceptin to market. Eight years later, the FDA granted approval of Herceptin to treat breast cancer that had spread to other parts of the body, turning a death sentence into a second chance at life. Before the drug was developed, breast cancer patients with high levels of the human epidural growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) faced a bleak progno...
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