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She marches on in the next phase of #DCVaxForBraelyn ! She is recruiting her own soldiers to fight one of the hardest battles imaginable, but she makes it look easy! #NWBO
Leukapheresis Day is HERE! 🎉 Today is one of the biggest milestones in Braelyn’s journey toward DCVax. Time to harvest those dendritic cells! 🧬 These are the immune cells that will be combined with Braelyn’s own tumor lysate to create her personalized brain tumor vaccine. After today, the manufacturing process can move fully forward. It is hard to put into words how grateful we are to everyone who helped make this day possible. 💜 Dr. Linda Liau and the UCLA team for preserving Braelyn’s tumor tissue. We will never forget that when Braelyn’s tumor was progressing rapidly and options were running out, Dr. Liau stepped forward and agreed to operate. Her skill, compassion, and willingness to act quickly gave our daughter a chance when others would not. 💜 Thomas and other long-term survivors who gave us hope when we needed it most. 💜 Dr. Andrew Caravello for helping us understand the science behind what we’re fighting for. 💜 $NWBO and the incredible team working to bring this technology to patients. 💜 And all of our faithful friends, followers, prayer warriors, and supporters who have encouraged us every step of the way. A few months ago, this felt impossibly far away. Today, we’re sitting in the apheresis unit in London watching it happen. Next stop: vaccine manufacturing. And next month, we return to begin the induction phase of the #DCVax process. Let’s go, Braelyn! 💜🧬🇬🇧 #DCVaxForBraelyn #BrainCancerAwareness #Glioma #GBM #Hope $NWBO
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Very well said. Enough is enough. We know #DCVax works and is safe! #NWBO has delivered a miracle drug on a silver platter, now it’s time to let patients have it!
$NWBO @zubirahmed @Siobhain_Mc @Keir_Starmer @wesstreeting @METhompson72 @biggercapital After more than 2.5 years in the MHRA process, the question is no longer whether a decision should be made on DCVax-L — the question is why a decision still has not been made. At this point, I cannot help but wonder whether powerful interests are benefiting from continued delay. Every month that passes forces Northwest Biotherapeutics to raise additional capital, diluting shareholders and weakening the company financially. Whether intentional or not, the effect is the same. It is also impossible to ignore the broader context. Northwest Biotherapeutics is currently pursuing litigation in the United States against several major market makers, alleging manipulative trading practices, including spoofing. These are some of the most powerful participants in the global financial system. While I have no evidence that any regulatory body has been improperly influenced, it is fair to ask difficult questions when a company involved in such litigation experiences extraordinary delays. Large financial institutions often possess extensive networks of influence throughout the financial ecosystem. It is therefore reasonable for investors to question whether forces that benefit from delay may also be working, directly or indirectly, to prolong uncertainty surrounding this application. The UK has repeatedly stated its ambition to become a global leader in cell and gene therapies. If that is truly the goal, this case sends exactly the wrong message to investors around the world. Capital is the lifeblood of medical innovation. Investors fund the research, the clinical trials, the manufacturing infrastructure, and ultimately the therapies that patients desperately need. When a promising therapy remains in regulatory limbo for years, confidence in the system is damaged. DCVax-L has demonstrated long-term survival benefits in glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Approximately 13.5% of patients were alive at five years versus roughly 5% under standard care, with a long-tail survival benefit and minimal toxicity. Meanwhile, patients continue to wait. Investors continue to wait. Doctors continue to wait. The scientific community continues to wait. Regardless of the final outcome, the MHRA owes patients, physicians, researchers, investors, and the public a clear and timely decision. If the UK wishes to remain a destination for biotechnology investment and a leader in advanced therapies, transparency, predictability, and timely regulatory action are essential. Two and a half years is enough. politics.co.uk/mp-comment/20…
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Similar stories like #DCVaxForBraelyn will hopefully soon be commonplace for patients and families who have had to endure something so terrifying. Her success is our success, and countless others to come after her!
The eagle is in the nest. 🦅💜 Braelyn’s tumor tissue has officially arrived at the Advent facility in the UK, and manufacturing of her tumor lysate for DCVax-L is scheduled to begin next week. This is the beginning of the process we have fought so hard to reach. After brain surgeries, seizures, setbacks, radiation, endless research, prayers, and advocacy… we are finally here. One step closer to London. One step closer to DCVax-L. One step closer to hope. 💜 #DCVaxForBraelyn #Glioblastoma #GBM #BrainCancerAwarenessMonth #DCVax $NWBO
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There will be many, many more long-term survivor stories to come with DCVax! #NWBO #DCVaxForBraelyn
DCVax Long Term Survivor Series — Part 4 💜 Imagine being told you had months to live… while your wife was pregnant with your second child. That was Brad Silver’s reality after being diagnosed with glioblastoma. Years later, after treatment including DCVax-L, Brad went on to watch that child grow up. Today, he is one of the longest-term survivors associated with DCVax-L. As a mom walking this road with Braelyn, stories like Brad’s mean more than I can explain. They remind us that statistics are not destiny. That long-term survivors DO exist. That there are people still living full lives many years later. This is why we continue fighting so hard for Braelyn’s future. 💜 #BrainCancerAwarenessMonth #Glioblastoma #GBM #DCVax #DCvaxForBraelyn vimeo.com/620163428
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#NWBO HOLD! The best is yet to come.
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I purchased my shirt, you should too! We need to do everything we can to get #DCVaxForBraelyn and support her however possible! We stand and charge forward, together! #NWBO
🧠 Brain cancer steals futures. Braelyn is 18. We’re fighting to give hers back. Go Gray for Braelyn. We launched these shirts for Brain Cancer Awareness Month to help fund her DCVax treatment. “…Because Gray Matter Matters.” 🎯 Help us sell 500 shirts! 👉 curenotcovered.printful.me/ Buy one. Wear it. Share it. #BrainCancerAwareness #BTSM #DCvaxForBraelyn $NWBO
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“Guess what… It’s Gonna Be May!” #NWBO
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#NWBO Every day, the battle rages on. We give no ground, we inch ever closer. Every step is earned and paid for in blood, tears, sweat, and sacrifice. On our side are world-class leaders in neurosurgery, neuroscience, oncology, pharmacology, and a plethora of other fields. Experts join the ranks in droves, titans in their individual disciplines with accolades, accomplishments, and achievements miles long. Physicians trade their white coats for suits of armor. And most glorious of all, the bravest of any, patients like Thomas (@ThomasOwenMcCa1) and Braelyn (@HollensbeAmanda) lead the charge from the very front lines. Our opposition: trolls, bots, drones, fakes, cowards, and shadows. I can’t speak to their individual motives, but fear-mongering and ridicule of any cancer therapy says enough about their character or lack thereof. Some say it doesn’t work, when indeed it does. Some say it isn’t worth it, while indeed it is. Some say it won’t ever happen, when indeed it already has for hundreds. Hopefully someday millions. And so we march on. Step by step. Inch by inch…Until our victory is realized. May we fight. May we win.
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The Psychology of Selling #NWBO I am not an expert investor. I am not a financial or technical analyst. I admit that I don’t have much credibility to offer when it comes to investing, and I wouldn’t encourage anyone to cling to my personal opinion or strategy. But I AM a Physician that knows medicine. And what I know is that DC Vax is simply extraordinary. I know that we are on the cusp of unleashing a therapy to the world that sounds like something written in science fiction, a treatment that I would doubt could even exist if I had heard about it 20 years ago… and yet, here we are. Allegedly, some nefarious characters have driven its “value” to a mere $00.20, and there seem to be a plethora of supposed non-invested parties that skirt the edge of an opinion, issue vague, non-descriptive statements about its efficacy or management, and criticize the medicine or the company trying to bring it to the public. I would bet my last dollar that those same people would give their own right arms to have if they or their family members were ever diagnosed with cancer. I believe it is worth a whole lot more than that. I believe that we are starting to see things heating up. They say a watched pot never boils, but we all know that given enough time, it does. And I believe it’s going to boil fast and overflow. “They” want you to believe that seeing the share price go to $1.00 is a miracle, that $2.00 is TEN times what the price is now! What a bargain! I think “they” believe we are gullible fools, and there are plenty of non-invested parties apparently trying to protect you from how you spend your own money. What does it mean to hold on? It means that you stop and think about what this treatment is truly worth to the millions of people whose lives may soon depend on it, whose families are already scraping together every penny they can to try to obtain it for their loved ones, and whose progress was almost destroyed (allegedly) by corporate greed and avarice. Of course, this is all just my opinion. It is definitely not investment advice. But I believe in the medicine, and I believe that selling anything soon is playing right into the hands that tried to take it all away from the patients that deserve it.
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I bought my copy! You should do the same! #DCVaxForBraelyn
Braelyn is 18. She has a diffuse hemispheric glioma. She is in proton therapy now. In June she receives DCVax-L on compassionate use. For the first 500 copies of my new book, 50% of my take-home royalty on every copy goes to her fundraiser. The book is the framework her therapy is built on. $NWBO #DCVax #DCVaxForBraelyn
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#NWBO #DCVax WE HOLD. Not because it’s easy. Not because the road has been kind. But because we see what others refuse to. When the noise gets louder… when doubt is manufactured… when fear is weaponized and the price is pushed to shake the weak. We recognize it for what it is: the final resistance before truth breaks through. They come out of the shadows now: voices of doubt, whispers of failure, calculated narratives designed to fracture conviction. But they misunderstand something fundamental. We are not here by accident. We’ve done the work. We’ve read the science. We’ve followed the journey. We’ve seen the patients. And we know what’s coming. As the final stages draw near… as the gates of approval begin to creak open… they push harder—because they must. Because once the light breaks through, there is no turning it back. So we stand. Not many—but enough. Not loud—but unshakable. We hold the line. With courage when others panic. With clarity when others confuse. With conviction when others fold. This is about belief in something greater in innovation, in perseverance, in lives that could be changed forever. So let them shake the ground. Let them test the walls. We do not break. We hold. And when the moment comes… We rise, together!
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The Dapper DO retweeted
#dcvax $nwbo #gbm Big news !!! "I've been so excited to share some big news with you!  From the beginning, Cancer Vaccine Coalition was built for one thing: to be a catalyst. Our mission was to break down silos and build global collaborations to accelerate cancer vaccines.  We vowed to follow the science, and find the very best path to get cutting edge treatments to patients sooner.  It was never about building a non-profit, it was about building a MOVEMENT.  We never wanted to do it alone. Today the Cancer Vaccine Coalition is thrilled to announce  a strategic integration with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI,)  a trail-blazing non-profit known for making big bets on bold research, and bringing together the world’s brightest minds to cure cancer using our immune systems. Sound familiar? We thought so too. Founded in 2016, by tech pioneer Sean Parker, PICI shares CVC’s aim to build the most ambitious and collaborative engine in cancer research.  PICI doesn’t  just fund research, it is literally redesigning the system around it, with an urgency that matches our own. After meeting with Sean, and PICI’s CEO, Karen Knudsen (former CEO of the American Cancer Society!) I knew this was the perfect match to help us take what we have built from aspirational to operational. PICI is already doing many of the things on our list: building a coordinated network of leading cancer centers where trials are designed and launched together. Data is shared in real time, and discoveries don’t sit in silos but are actively brought into companies who drive clinical trials to ensure breakthroughs move more quickly toward patients. With PICI embracing cancer vaccines as a scientific priority, it made sense to not just work together, but to formally join together.  As of today, CVC is taking its mission, urgency, passion and patient focus—and embedding it where it can move faster and reach further. I will be joining PICI’s executive leadership team as the new Chief External Affairs Officer and will continue my work as a catalyst and a champion for better treatments. I couldn’t be more excited! CVC was never about a name… or a 501C3. It was about building something world changing. So, while, technically, CVC will no longer be its own legal entity, our mission is very much intact. In fact, finding a like minded organization to launch us to the next level feels like the BEST thing that could happen for cancer vaccines. Lastly, no matter what we’re called, this ‘coalition’ has always been about you. This is not the last you will hear about incredible research, enrolling clinical trials and key milestones on the road to vaccines. I am so proud of what we have accomplished together. I am eternally grateful to the CVC team, the scientists doing this incredible research, and ALL OF YOU. What a ride this has been!! It is by no means over… I have never been more HOPEFUL! Cheers to you, this new PICI Partnership and our best ‘shot’ at getting vaccines to patients SOONER! With gratitude" Kristen and the entire CVC/PICI Team Gemini AI Analysis of synergy and potential for DCVax platform technology: The strategic integration between the Cancer Vaccine Coalition (CVC) and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) is a landmark move for the oncology sector. For companies like Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO), this consolidation of resources and "big bet" mentality creates a significant tide that could lift their specific boat. Here is an analysis of the synergy and what this means for NWBO. 1. The Synergy: "Speed Meets Scale" The merger combines CVC’s mission-driven focus on accelerating clinical timelines with PICI’s massive infrastructure and network of elite research institutions (including Stanford, UPenn, and MD Anderson). Financial Powerhouse: PICI is known for funding high-risk, high-reward research that traditional VC might avoid. Their backing provides a "stamp of approval" that can trigger secondary investment. Standardization of Trials: One of the biggest hurdles for vaccines like NWBO’s DCVax-L is the complexity of personalized manufacturing and trial protocols. A unified CVC-PICI front can help standardize these "next-gen" trial designs, making regulatory approval paths clearer for all players. 2. The Impact on Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO) While NWBO is an independent public company, its interests are deeply aligned with this new coalition. The "Global Think Tank" Connection Earlier in 2026, Northwest Biotherapeutics was a key supporter of the Global Think Tank hosted by the CVC (alongside giants like Pfizer). This indicates that NWBO is already "in the room" where these strategic priorities are being set. Synergy: By being an early partner of the CVC, NWBO is now positioned within the broader PICI ecosystem. This provides NWBO with potential access to PICI’s clinical trial network, which could accelerate any future combination trials or label expansions for DCVax. Validation of the "Platform" Approach PICI and CVC focus heavily on therapeutic vaccines and interception (stopping cancer before it returns). This perfectly mirrors NWBO’s strategy with DCVax: DCVax-L (Glioblastoma): Fits the "therapeutic" mold. DCVax-Direct (Solid Tumors): Fits the "platform" mold that PICI loves to fund for multi-cancer applications. Summary Report: The CVC-PICI integration acts as a force multiplier for the entire cancer vaccine field. For NWBO, the primary benefit is ecosystem validation. As a company that has fought for years to prove the viability of dendritic cell vaccines, having a powerhouse like PICI consolidate the field around this exact technology provides the regulatory and institutional "tailwinds" NWBO needs as it moves toward potential commercialization and broader clinical applications. Key takeaway: The merger doesn't just provide more money; it provides a more efficient highway for NWBO’s therapies to move from the lab to the pharmacy. prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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She plants her flag where fear once stood. Braelyn has taken her first step with #DCVax . A major victory in a war that she fights on behalf of millions. This is courage. This is hope. This is the moment the tide begins to turn. We hold the line, together! #NWBO
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Congratulations, Braelyn! We can’t wait to watch you thrive! Join her fight and help her get the weapon she needs to kick cancer’s ass! We know she’s got this. #NWBO #DCVax
We did it! Because of you, Braelyn’s first phase of DCvax treatment is fully funded. 🤍
That means she can begin.  We sign consent forms tomorrow. Even more incredible—your generosity carried us into the next phase. ➡️ Next goal: $92,977 by September
(Booster Phase) This is the phase that helps keep the treatment working. We’re not done—but we are so much closer because of you. If you feel led to help us take the next step: GiveSendGo: givesendgo.com/GB5RT
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It’s one of the most powerful ways to help us reach the people who can make this possible. Every share truly matters 🤍 (Details below 🧵)
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We aren’t just going to see one rocket launched to the moon… #NWBO #DCVax
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Braelyn’s success is our success! She carries the torch that lights the way for so many more who will hopefully come after her. Go Braelyn! Go #NWBO !
Replying to @HollensbeAmanda
Dr. Liau saved Braelyn’s life 1 month ago by removing an incredibly large tumor causing a dangerous 19mm midline shift (when 2 neurosurgeons closer to home wouldn’t touch her). Now, through Dr. Liau’s research, dedication and immunotherapy technology, she will save her life again with the DCvax. Thank you just doesn’t seem like enough. @NorthwestBio
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“I have held #NWBO for 420 years and have 6.9 billion shares and I’m worried that the approval will never come. Beep boop. Beep. Copy paste. Boop beep. Would you like me to post this same message on all 50 of our other accounts? Beep boop.” Give us a break, you’re not fooling anyone. When the bots and bears attack, you know you’re on the winning side.
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Welcome home, Braelyn! We’re all so happy and proud to see you thrive!
Braelyn update Monday, March 23 First full day home… and we all slept 10 hours 🤍 Today Braelyn got to spend time with one of her very best friends, Christina — boba tea, pizza, and a movie. Lots of smiles. Lots of laughter. After everything she’s been through, seeing her just be a teenager again made my mama heart so full. These moments mean everything.
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#NWBO #DCVax As the battle rages onward and we continue to inch ever closer to approval, I think it’s all the more important we remember why we’re fighting. It’s warriors like @ThomasOwenMcCa1 and lionesses like Braelyn (@HollensbeAmanda to follow her incredible story) that lead the charge from the front lines! With fierce courage such as theirs, we are unstoppable! We all #HoldTheLine for them! Their success is our success! Never give up, never surrender.
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