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Immunotherapy: how it works and its role in the treatment of EHE
Jane Gutkovich will go over some basic principles of various types of immunotherapy, available predictive markers to patients response, and current knowledge of immunotherapy efficacy in EHE. Session Recording
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The EHE Foundation Funds Fellowship Travel Grants
In June, the EHE Foundation provided two Fellowship Travel Grants supporting young investigators’ participation in a workshop entitled “YAP/TAZ and TEAD: At the Crossroads of Cancer.” The workshop is hosted annually by the Telluride Science Research Center (TSRC) and this year was co-led by notable EHE researchers and advocates – John Lamar, PhD, Albany Medical […]
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An important message from Jenni Kovach, President, The EHE Foundation Board of Directors
I am writing today to share an organizational change to The EHE Foundation. After four years as a part-time contractor, Medha Deoras-Sutliff has ended her engagement with the foundation to pursue other opportunities. Medha will continue to provide her services to the foundation until the end of November to ensure a smooth transition. Medha came […]
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Congrats to Kim Young for Finishing the Maine Marathon on October 2, 2022.
Kim Young was diagnosed with EHE in March 2021, and Oct 2nd, 2022 was the second time she ran the Maine Marathon in support of The EHE Foundation. She is a champion for creating awareness for EHE, and we are grateful for her support. Kim teamed up with the Maine Marathon to allow the EHE […]
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ESMO 2022 Congress
EHE champions were on the global stage on September 9th, at the ESMO2022 Congress in Paris, France. ESMO, the European Society of Medical Oncology, is a leading professional organization for medical oncology education and information. Dr. Silvia Stacchiotti, a leading EHE clinical expert (Italy), and Hugh Leonard, Chair of Trustees of the EHE Rare Cancer […]
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The Pledge: Edition 29, Q2 – April -June, 2022
Together, the US, UK, and Australia EHE foundations team up to strengthen the force against EHE. This group provides a quarterly update, which is led by the UK and includes research news, patient and fundraising stories, and much more! Click here to view the most recent edition of our online EHE newsletter, The Pledge.
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Translating molecular mechanisms of EHE to improve patient outcomes
Scientists know that most EHE tumors are caused by specific genetic changes called gene fusions. In most people with EHE, two genes, WWTR1 and CAMTA1, are abnormally fused. In a smaller number of cases, a different fusion involving YAP1 and TFE3 is present. In a recent review published in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, the authors […]
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EHE in Canada: what a national study tells us
A recent study published in the European Journal of Cancer represents the largest collection of data from people with EHE in Canada. Researchers found that EHE can behave very differently from person to person—about one-third of patients were diagnosed by chance and did not need immediate treatment, while others had more aggressive disease. About half […]
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Pulmonary EHE: a case report and review of literature
In a recent issue of AME Case Reports, a team led by Dr. Clifford Atuiri describes a case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) and places it within the broader understanding of the disease. The authors note that EHE in the lungs can be difficult to diagnose because symptoms and imaging often resemble more common lung […]
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