AMERICAN-ITALIAN CANCER FOUNDATION DONOR REPORT July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 Dear AICF Friends, BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCIENTIFIC The Board of Directors of the American-Italian Daniele D. Bodini, Chairman ADVISORY BOARD: Cancer Foundation (AICF) would like to thank the George M. Pavia, Esq., Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE generous donors who made gifts and grants to AICF Robert F. Agostinelli Silvia C. Formenti, Chairman in fiscal year 2014-15 in support of cancer research, Gian Andrea Botta Claudio Basilico, MD education and early detection. Alberto Cribiore Riccardo Dalla-Favera, MD The International Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Claudio Del Vecchio Titia de Lange, PhD Program has effectively launched the scientific careers Massimo Ferragamo Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS of several hundred world-class cancer researchers, many Mario J. Gabelli Larry Norton, MD of whom are among the very best the field has to offer. Philip Olivetti John Petrini, PhD In 2014-15, your generosity supported 16 post-doctoral Joseph R. Perella Virgilio Sacchini, MD research fellowships for outstanding young Italian scientists at Yale University, Columbia University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Ottavio Serena di Lapigio MEMBERS Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The University of Texas MD HONORARY MEMBER Joseph R. Bertino, MD Anderson Cancer Center and many others. H.E. Ambassador of Italy Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD The Mobile, No-cost Breast Cancer Screening Program recruited to the United States, Franco Cavalli, MD and screened more than 4,800 economically disadvantaged New York Claudio Bisogniero Alberto Costa, MD City women in the past year. Many of these women would not have José Costa, MD been screened if we did not reach them where they live, work, and FOUNDERS Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., MD worship. The New York City community has embraced this Program for Alessandro di Montezemolo † Pier Paolo Di Fiore, MD, PhD its relevance in low-income neighborhoods with limited screening access Umberto Veronesi, MD Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., MD and high incidences of breast cancer. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Luca Gianni, MD We are delighted that the 2014 Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine, Aron Goldhirsch, MD Cristina Aibino sponsored by the Alexander Bodini Foundation, was presented to two John Mendelsohn, MD prominent scientists: James P. Allison, PhD, Chair of Immunology, Division of Franco Muggia, MD Basic Science Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Michele Pagano, MD and Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, Chief of Melanoma and Immunotherapeutics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, MD, PhD Gabriella Sozzi, PhD All of this has been possible because of your great generosity, support and dedication. Andrea Velardi, MD You make a profound difference to AICF and all the people we serve. Roy S. Weiner, MD Deep appreciation also goes to our Board of Directors, the Scientific Advisory Board members, our volunteers, and staff. Thank you, Daniele D. Bodini, Chairman $250,000 & OVER John Lansing Teal Mattia & Beatrice Camerana Bogianchino The Alexander Bodini Foundation $9,999 - $5,000 Francesca Bodini & Zack Sherman $249,999 - $100,000 AGM Partners Amy Bonoff & Harris Jaffe Ed & Eugenia Bayliss The Council of the City of New York Noreen Buckfire Leon & Dedra Black New York State Department Bryna Butler & Tommaso Sandretto of Health Gian Andrea Botta Robert Buxton Amy & Joseph Perella Charitable Fund Council Member Chaim M. Deutsch Vivian Cardia The Forbes Company $99,999 - $50,000 Antonio Carlucci Frank & Elizabeth Ingrassia John K. Castle ACP Group Whitney MacLeod Bryan Cave The Del Vecchio Family Foundation Macy's Inc. Champions for Charity Gabelli Funds Marcum LLP Chandler Construction Company Michael & Valerie Puglisi Memorial Sloan-Kettering James Bass Chanko The National Breast Cancer Center Cancer Foundation Columbia University The Oxford League, Inc. Salvatore Ferragamo USA Cutler, Minikes, & Adelman LLP Council Member Annabel Palma Barbara Daly Ottavio & Charlotte Serena di Lapigio $49,999 - $20,000 Meredith Darrow Sons of Italy Foundation Anna Bulgari Council Member Inez Dickens Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Veronica Bulgari Haimo R. Bradford Evans Ram Sundaram Alberto Cribiore Richard & Francesca Diamond Council Member Paul Vallone Marchesi Antinori William Doyle Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Moglia Family Foundation European School of Oncology Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe The Dino Olivetti Foundation Fashion Broker Mark & Giulia Patricelli Weisman William Powers Fera Pharmaceuticals Yum! Brands, Inc RAR Foundation Ferrero USA, Inc. Winston & Strawn LLP $4,999 - $1,000 Charles & Kathleen Foley Bill & Donna Acquavella $19,999 - $10,000 Gianluigi Gabetti ALS Capital, LLC Council Member Daniel Garodnick Robert Agostinelli Aon Foundation Jonathan & Harriet Goldstein Bristol-Myers Squibb Mr. and Mrs. Dan Arbess Goulston & Storrs Natalia Bulgari & Todd Hollander Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Greenberg Traurig Etro The Barry Friedberg & Chris Henchy Genentech, Inc. Charlotte Moss Foundation Hyland Levin, LLP Council Member Ben Kallos Elisabetta Bartoloni Luca Infantino Mary Minchilli Belkin, Burden, Wenig, & Goldman LLP Allison Klein & Jason Zigelbaum Sandra Atlas Bass and Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund Teresa Bitetti Renee Krasny DONORS AICF 2014 Benefit On June 27, 2015, Charmaine M. MOBILE, was the first in line. Dressed in her NO-COST scrubs, she wanted to have her mammogram before she had to be at BREAST work as a home health aid. Despite CANCER working in the health care industry, Charmaine neither had the time nor SCREENING health insurance to regularly receive PROGRAM health care, least of all her annual mammogram, until she learned about the AICF Mobile Care Clinic. AICF’s Mobile, No-cost Breast Cancer Screening Program serves BY THE NUMBERS “I was so excited when I saw the flyer economically-disadvantaged, In fiscal year 2014–2015, last year. I never had a mammogram medically-underserved New York AICF screened 4,829 women — done before and I knew I needed City women, ages 40 and over, who an increase of over 500 women one, but I could never afford it from last year. have not had a mammogram in the because I never had the insurance to last 12 months. The goal of our cover it. I made an appointment with program is to improve the health AICF and had my mammogram. Then outcomes of New York City’s 72% I forgot all about it until you gave me most vulnerable populations: low- had a household income at a call the next year. When I heard you or below $25,000 income, medically-underserved, would be at the First Presbyterian ethnically, linguistically and Church of Jamaica in Queens, even geographically marginalized women 75% closer to me, I decided I had to come by making breast cancer screening identified as women of color again. It is extremely convenient, and and treatment services accessible. the staff is great. I will definitely be AICF’s Mobile Care Clinic travels back next year!” the five boroughs of New York City 42% Our appointment no-show rate has five days a week to provide no-cost spoke a language other dramatically decreased from a high of mammograms, clinical breast exams than English 23% in Fiscal Year 2012/13 to a low and breast health education to those of 10% this year. This decrease is due most in need. We also offer Patient in large part to our commitment to Navigation services to ensure that 38% were uninsured, and 22% program improvement. This year we women with positive results are were underinsured instituted new appointment reminder linked to diagnostic testing and procedures which include phone treatment. 22 calls, emails and text reminders. We AICF makes breast cancer women were diagnosed are now screening more women per screenings accessible to the with breast cancer and are day, increasing our effectiveness and uninsured and underinsured. undergoing treatment ensuring that we are cost efficient. AICF ensures the delivery of appropriate and timely cancer care. Claire, a 63 year old woman, screened with us on July 22, 2014. Claire was out of work and uninsured. Her last mammogram was 5 years ago and she had not gone since then because she was uninsured. When she learned about our no-cost program, she scheduled her appointment. In addition to being no-cost, the screening was close to her home which made it much more affordable and convenient. About a week after her screening, Claire received a call from our Patient Navigator. Claire was informed that she needed diagnostic testing—there was a suspicious lesion in her right breast. Claire was understandably devastated by the results but understood the importance of following through with recommendations. Claire was eventually diagnosed with breast cancer, and by THANK-YOU August 20, two months after her We would like to extend a special thank-you to all of our volunteers & interns: initial screening, she was undergoing Vita Louise Bertolino, Betty Fong, Constance Fontanet, Christina Gignac, Eunaude Guerrier Clermont, treatment. Claire is thankful that our Yoonhee Kim, Mariia Kozina, Timothy Lam, Maria Laterza, Kristina Lippert Kuhn, Claire Marcus, Laura Marengo, Elena Mazzoni, Jason McNeillie, New York Junior League of the City of New York, Elizabeth Rojas, services were available to her and Dawn Rzeznikiewicz, Ann Sullivan, Katty Wu and Ben Wunsch that she was diagnosed early. SCREENING PROGRAM 2014 2015 INTERNATIONAL POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The International Post-Doctoral Research GABRIELE DI SANTE, PHD ALESSIA CAVAZZA, PHD Fellowship Program provides financial Gabelli Funds Fellow The Del Vecchio Family Foundation Fellow support for bright Italian scientists who Thomas Jefferson University Dana Farber Cancer Institute pursue post-doctoral research and advanced Mentor: Richard G. Pestell, MBBS, MD, PhD, FRACP Mentor: Ramesh Arjun Shivdasani, MD, PhD training in collaboration with mentors at Being selected as an American-Italian Cancer I decided to join the Dana Farber Cancer major cancer centers in the United States. Foundation Research Fellow has been Institute, an outstanding cancer research center Post-doctoral research fellowships are essential to my career development.