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BOSTON (WBZNewsRadio) - Mass General Cancer Center just received the largest gift in it's 34-year history from Jason and Keely Krantz, which will help support the future of cancer research.
“Cancer research is at a crossroads,” says Jason Krantz, founder and executive chairman of Definitive Healthcare. “We’ve seen incredible progress in the last decade, and yet cures for many forms of the disease remain out of reach. We’re excited to give Mass General Cancer Center researchers the support they need to close that gap. Keely and I believe that by making this investment, we can enable a monumental change in how cancer is diagnosed and treated for patients everywhere.”
The newly named Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research honors their contribution through it's namesake and will help illuminate a pathway when it comes to cancer research. The lab consists of 50 faculty members, whose research spans across cancer research including cancer genomics, molecular diagnosis, cellular immune therapies and more.
“This gift from the Krantz family is pivotal for the future of cancer research,” said David F. M. Brown, MD, President of Massachusetts General Hospital. “It is both a powerful recognition of the work that Mass General Cancer Center researchers have accomplished to date, and a critical boost for all the research that is still to come — the knowledge and solutions that we have sought for decades.”
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