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A pillar of The EHE Foundation’s mission is to seek treatments and a cure for EHE by pursuing scientific research, and one way we do this is by funding the most impactful EHE research projects possible. To support our mission, the Foundation issues a call for research grant proposals each year from the global scientific […]
Read MoreThe EHE Foundation’s Advisory (Ad) Board met with the Foundation’s research team in June for their annual meeting. The Ad Board is composed of nine renowned clinicians and researchers who generously give their time and talents to advise The Foundation, in addition to the countless hours they spend during their ‘day jobs’ with patients, research […]
Read MoreDrs. Vesel and Baechler facilitated our very first Community Connections event on May 14th. The topic was, “Who am I now? Integrating the cancer identity into the self.” Attendees discussed their own experiences with their diagnosis and how they’ve incorporated EHE into their identities. This will be a continuation of that topic and more! Dr. Vesel is […]
Read MoreJane is one of the founders of The EHE Foundation, and currently in the role of distinguished Board Member Emeritus. In this role, Jane works strategically with us to continue to support patients worldwide and recruit researchers to EHE. Jane recently attended the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting held annually in Chicago, IL. […]
Read MoreYou didn’t choose to have cancer, but you can make a difference in how the world fights it. Join Patty Cogswell, EHE Biobank Coordinator, in an informal, interactive conversation on the questions, challenges and benefits of donating tissue and fluids to the EHE Biobank. Learn how YOUR contributions can directly power research and help us […]
Read MoreA project funded by the EHE Foundation, the EHE Rare Cancer Charity (UK), and the EHE Rare Cancer Foundation Australia, and led by Dr. Ryan Kanai in the Lamar Lab, was recently published in Cancers, revealing a surprising new role for AMPK in controlling the growth of EHE cells. Dr. Kanai set out to find […]
Read MoreWe are thrilled to share a new publication that includes participation of EHE advocacy organizations: “How to foster new treatment development in ultra-rare tumours? Joint EMA-EORTC multi-stakeholder workshops on ultra-rare sarcomas as a model for rare cancers.” Leaders of the EHE Rare Cancer Charity (UK), the EHE Foundation, and EHE ITALIA Associazione Non Solo Laura […]
Read MoreIn 2022, the EHE Foundation funded the Lamar Lab’s project entitled ‘Use of Pre-clinical EHE Models to Identify Druggable Pathways to Treat EHE,’ with the goal of identifying FDA-approved drugs that can be repurposed to treat EHE. By looking for drugs that are already FDA-approved, ideally, positive pre-clinical findings could be more rapidly translated to […]
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