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About Abby's Corner

Abby's Corner honors the enduring legacy of Abby Adewunmi by advancing research combatting diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Through our commitment, we aim to fuel groundbreaking discoveries that can bring hope and make a significant impact in the fight against this disease. DIPG is considered pediatrics deadliest brain tumor. It is a rare, fast-growing tumor that forms in cells called glial cells in a part of the brain stem called the pons. DIPGs tend to spread to nearby tissue and other parts of the brain stem, are hard to treat, and have a poor prognosis. The median survival length for a child diagnosed with DIPG is 9 months, while the five-year survival rate is only 2 percent. Abby's Corner is a DIPG Collaborative Foundational Research Sponsor. The DIPG Collaborative is a coalition of over 25 member organizations that pool resources to fund impactful research. The Collaborative has funded over 80 research projects in amounts exceeding $30 million. As a result of this research, strides have already been made to increase survival rates and improve patient quality of life.