Mass General Cancer Center, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham system, has received the largest gift in its 34-year history from philanthropists Jason and Keely Krantz to power the future of cancer research. In honor of their landmark contribution, the Cancer Center’s pre-eminent research division will now be known as the Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research. The Krantz family’s visionary commitment, which is also the largest cancer research-directed gift in the hospital’s history, includes annual funding for innovative and collaborative research projects, advanced technologies to support lab research and an endowment to ensure sustainability.
“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.”
