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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (August 15, 2025) – The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, and D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation, created to honor the memory of Virginia Beach child, Dalton Fox, are proud to support Dr. Christopher Kuo, M.D. at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). This award, in the amount of $97,500, will further Dr. Kuo’s research into identifying new treatment approaches for Ewing sarcoma.
Dr. Kuo’s research aims to uncover how Ewing sarcoma tumors interact with and evade the body’s immune system. By studying the tumor microenvironment, and intricate network of cancer and immune cells, this work will shed light on the mechanisms driving tumor growth and resistance. Using advanced mapping techniques and cutting-edge models developed at CHLA, Dr. Kuo will analyze tumor and immune cell behavior in real time. This research could lead to more effective, immune-based treatment strategies for children battling this aggressive cancer.
“I’m grateful to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation for supporting my innovative research into Ewing sarcoma, a particularly challenging and aggressive pediatric cancer,” says Dr. Kuo. “Losing my brother Stanley to osteosarcoma – a rare bone cancer – profoundly shaped my life and inspired my commitment to this work. I am deeply dedicated to making discoveries that lead to safer and more effective therapies for this devastating disease.”
D-Feet Cancer’s commitment to advancing research and improving treatment options is deeply personal.
Founded in memory of Dalton Fox, D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation is committed to raising awareness of Ewing sarcoma and other under-studied pediatric cancers, and to funding research that will lead to safer, more effective treatments. Dalton was just 9 years old when he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in his left leg. Over the next three years, he faced surgeries, chemotherapy, an amputation, and multiple relapses with remarkable grit, humor, and a contagious smile that lit up every room. Even during the toughest days, he found ways to make people laugh — telling kids his missing leg was the result of a “shark attack,” naming his prosthetic “Larry,” and teasing nurses by asking for “20 bucks” when they offered help. Dalton passed away at age 12 in 2021, but his spirit continues to inspire the Foundation’s mission: to advance research, improve treatments, and support families so that more children can survive and thrive.
“We promised Dalton, just before he passed away, that we would continue fighting this awful disease for kids just like him,” shared Jen and Will Fox, Dalton’s parents and D-Feet Cancer founders. “Our supporters’ generosity allows D-Feet Cancer to continue to make good on that promise and fund Dr. Kuo’s innovative research in partnership with St. Baldrick’s Foundation. At what would be the start of Dalton’s junior year of high school, we look forward to a day where diseases like Ewing sarcoma can be treated using modern targeted therapies and afflicted children get the chance to grow up and lead long and healthy lives.”
In that same spirit of hope and determination, the Foundation invites the community to join in its mission through upcoming events. To honor Dalton’s legacy, D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation will host its 4th annual D-Feet Cancer Golf Tournament on October 10 in Virginia Beach, Va., and the D-Feet Cancer Gala on February 21, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. For more information about these upcoming events, visit the D-Feet Cancer event page.
To learn more about D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation, visit dfeetcancer.org.
About D-Feet Cancer – The Dalton Fox Foundation
D-Feet Cancer is committed to funding promising Ewing Sarcoma and other lesser studied pediatric cancer research in search of better treatments and a cure. After three plus years of treatment, countless rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and 13 surgeries, including a left leg amputation, Dalton still loved to make people laugh and always had a joke or a riddle ready. He should still be here with us. In Dalton’s honor, D-Feet Cancer is committed to helping kids suffering from Ewing Sarcoma and other pediatric cancers by raising awareness of kids like him and funding research into targeted therapies. We love and miss you D! #TeamDalton
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, has awarded more than $368 million to researchers to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you don’t just give to one hospital – you support every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick’s ensures that children fighting cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the next generation of researchers, to lifesaving clinical trials. St. Baldrick’s has played a role in virtually every advancement in the field over the past 25 years and remains essential in advancing progress and fostering innovation in childhood cancer research. Visit StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.