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Date: October 21, 2025
Location: New York Athletic Club, New York, NY Olympic Suite 1 10th Floor

11:45am-12:05pm

The Power of Purpose and Triumph of Science - a Patient's Journey to Survival and the Future of Modern Medicine

Chris White's unwavering commitment to cancer advocacy and his journey from a stage 4 mucosal melanoma survivor to an inspirational speaker. Diagnosed at 36 years old after discovering a lump in his groin, Chris underwent surgery and multiple treatments, including immunotherapy and chemotherapy. Despite aggressive treatment, his cancer progressed, leaving him with limited remaining options. One of these was to enroll in a clinical trial for an investigational TIL therapy, a type of cell therapy. As a result of his participation in the trial Chris has been cancer-free since early 2021.

Moderator:

Kevin Honeycutt, CEO & President and Director at Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

Faculty:

•Chris White, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host

Swimmers of all ages and skill levels are invited to take part in our charity swim in beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard. Come celebrate 15 years of Making Waves to Fight Cancer in Dallas!

Proceeds from the swim will support early detection and innovative clinical trials at the Swim Across America Innovative Clinical Trials Center (ICTC) at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center.

June 21, 2025

Asked by the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy to speak and share my story of how cancer research saved my life for the Swim Across America annual open water swim. - Fairfield County! Established in 2007, SAA - Fairfield County has donated over $5.8 million to our beneficiary, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) in Stamford, CT. Read more about the research we fund in the SAA-Fairfield County Impact Report. Thank you for your support of groundbreaking cancer research in Fairfield County.

Each year we are proud to host over 375 swimmers and volunteers, spectators, and supporters, as well as Olympians near and far at our charity swims. We invite swimmers and families of all ages and skill levels to take part in our open water swim on Saturday, June 21 in Stamford, CT.

Friday, May 9, 2025 10AM - 2PM ET

The Ritz Carlton

1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC

20037

Conference will also be streamed virtually

Friends of Cancer Research (Friends)and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) were proud to host a joint public meeting, Unlocking Next-Generation Therapies: Exploring Innovative Development and Manufacturing Models for Cell Therapies.

March 19-20, 2025, in New York City at the Alexandria Center for Life Sciences 

I’m very to be invited to speak and attend the The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Summit 2025 

This event is an extra special highlight of both my survivorship and advocacy engagement as I will finally get to meet Dr Steven Rosenberg as he will be honored at the Gala Luncheon on March 20th following the event. Space is limited- Click the link below to register and/or sponsor by March 10. 

  March 5-7, 2025 Westlake, TX

Deloitte's NextGen Therapies IWG, established in 2019, serves as a forum for exchanging perspectives and driving actionable discussion on critical topics that impact patient access to transformational therapies. The IWG’s mission is to foster collaboration among advanced therapy leaders, enabling them to share cutting-edge practices, harmonize industry-wide standards, and co-create transformative solutions that ultimately enhance the lives of patients, providers, and other relevant stakeholders. To achieve this mission, the IWG hosts executive meetings to discuss relevant industry topics, address pain points, and identify opportunities to raise the tide for all the boats. 

  March 2-4, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Join melanoma patients, caregivers, supporters and advocates from across the country on March 2-4, 2025, in Washington, DC to learn about issues facing the melanoma community, our community’s key legislative priorities and then share your story with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Register now

February 26, 2025*
Washington, DC & Virtual  

Januarary 20-23, 2025, at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center

November 12, 2024 

Ritz - Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C.

As a Advisory Advocate, I participated in the working group and named a Co-Author for the White Paper, Enhancing Study Designs and Interpretation of Interim Overall Survival Data in Oncology Trials

On October 24, 2024, at The Plaza Hotel in NYC, I returned this year as a volunteer for the event. My main role for the evening was as a greeter and assisted with paddle raising for this years Fund A Grant.

Honored as a Warrior Recipient at the EWF Annual Gala.

September 27, 2024

at the Crystal Tea Room, Philadelphia, PA

May 31 - June 4, 2024 at the McCormack Center in Chicago Illinois. As a Patient Advocate member of ASCO, this was definitely on my bucket list to attend. 

Virtual meeting held on May 23, 2024, as a follow up to the in person Cell Therapies meeting held on May 6, 2024

May 7-8, 2024 and Washington DC.
In person Hill day meetings with state legislators on Capitol Hill as a constituent from the state of Texas

Friends of Cancer Research & The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

White Rock Lake in Dallas Texas on April 20, 2024

March 3-5, 2024 in Washington DC

In person Hill Day visits with both the House and the Senate as a constituent from the state of Texas sharing my story in relation to ask relating to Melanoma and cancer

Panel Speaker ”Breaking Barriers:  Demystifying Clinical Trials Melanoma” on  February 21, 2024, in Washington D.C. for the MRA Patent Forum and attending the MRA scientific retreat February 22-24, 2024

On October 26, 2023, I was be given the Courage Award by the MRF, Melanoma Research Foundation, as the first ever for Mucosal Melanoma. The year 2023 marks my five-year anniversary from my diagnosis and in my world that means I beat what little odds there are.
Thank you everybody for your support and God bless

September 21, 2023, Volunteering with the Melanoma Research Foundation at the Annual Denver Gala in Denver, CO. My role for the evening was as a greeter and also the photographer's assistant. 

Volunteering my voice and sharing my story with the RDLA for Virtual Hill Day

On July 28, 2023, after 3 1/2 years of growing my hair out, I finally got it cut and donated 6 strands of hair, each 9 inches long to Children With Hair Loss. After I survived from what was supposed to be a terminal fate, i wanted to give back in a way that was not measured in a monetary value but in a resource that can only be produced by a will to do so and Time.

July 11, 2023, At Water World in Denver, Colorado.  I spent the day with The Sun-Bus and The Colorado Melanoma Foundation Volunteering.  Such an important cause!

Recorded live, June 29, 2023. Posted July 5, 2023.
MRF Ask the Expert-Early Detection of Mucosal Melanoma Through routine Health Exams. 

Welcome to the 1st Melanoma Charity Pickleball Fest. Hosted at The Courts of McKinney in McKinney, TX.  There will be a food truck, vendors, and swag bags. We will have raffles and live music. Tupps Brewery has donated adult beverages. All proceeds of this event will go the #OutOfTheShadows Campaign to the Melanoma Research Foundation, fund research for #MucosalMelanoma

Travel to Washington D.C. to meet with my state legislators and share my cancer story discuss about the changes needed regarding PBM reform. 

In April of 2023 I sent a letter to the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, and requested to officially declare that the month of May be known as 

Melanoma Awareness Month.  

In the 1st week of May in 2023, I received a reply.

It's OFFICIAL!

The month of May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and I'll do anything I can to help and so when I learned of this event in my hometown, I signed up to help and volunteer.

Immediately following Advocacy Days with the MRF, I will be attended meetings with the Melanoma Research Alliance on March 8, 2023 

I’m headed to Washington DC to spend my birthday meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. I have meetings with representatives from the district that I live in from North Texas including Keith Self along with meetings with representatives from Senator John Cornyn

When I was diagnosed in 2018 I didn’t know anybody in my area that had currently been fighting Mucosal Melanoma. I currently now know at least 2 to 3 people within 20 to 30 minutes from where I live that are fighting this. There’s gotta be something that can be done and more than I can do.