ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute will name its immunotherapy center in honor of philanthropists Peter and Odete Kelly.
The Peter and Odete Kelly Center for Personalized Immunotherapy was announced today at a news conference at the cancer institute.
It was announced that Peter and Odete Kelly donated $12 million for the center.
The Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, part of Jefferson Health, will be a new paradigm for treating cancer. Instead of targeting tumor cells, the therapy targets the immune system.Jefferson Health news release
The Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, part of Jefferson Health, will recognize the Kellys for their visionary generosity in creating a center focused on personalized immunotherapy — a new paradigm for treating cancer.
Instead of targeting tumor cells, the therapy targets the immune system. Benefits include increasing the curability of metastatic cancer, minimizing collateral damage to healthy tissues and reducing side effects of traditional treatments.
The Peter and Odete Kelly Center for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy will connect physicians, scientists and researchers to develop and test immunotherapies.
The transformational gift by the Kellys expands access to precise, valuable care to more communities.
The Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute will be among the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s five specialized health institutes.
It will be part of LVHN, which consists of 13 hospital campuses in eastern Pennsylvania, including four in Allentown, two in Bethlehem and two in Pottsville.
