Katya, Issy and Ellie (all HBS alumnae) are raising money for their younger brother Alex to fund his treatment for Grade 4 brain cancer.
Alex is 23 and was studying medicine at the University of Liverpool. He fell ill in May 2025 and was diagnosed with a brain tumour. His tumour is a very rare high grade glioma and is being treated as a glioblastoma, which typically carries a prognosis of 12-18 months even with current treatment. Alex is only offered 3 more months of chemotherapy; once this is finished, he has reached the end of his treatment options on the NHS. The current NHS treatment protocol for Alex’s tumour was introduced 20 years ago and has changed little since then, meaning that patients look to clinical trials or privately funded treatment for this type of tumour which is aggressive and likely to persist/come back.
Alex’s medical team have advised him about cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment available in Germany. The family are now trying to raise £200,000 to fund this. If you would like to make a donation, please click the link below.
