One-in-a-million people are living with EHE worldwide.

Our mission is to find treatments and a cure for this rare cancer by advancing research and driving collaboration between patients, researchers, and clinicians.

We envision a world where Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is easily diagnosed and treatable. Join our dedicated community by subscribing to our emails.

Patient-Powered EHE Research

EHE Biobank

Patients are the key to finding new treatments for EHE! Researchers need tumor tissue and fluid from EHE patients to understand disease progression and speed the development of new drugs and therapies.

Patient-Powered EHE Research

EHE Global Patient Registry

The EHE Global Patient Registry empowers people with Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) to join together to improve our understanding of this ultra-rare sarcoma. We need every EHE patient to join this critical tool used to support researchers searching for treatments and a cure for EHE.

Latest EHE News, Events and Research

The Pledge Q2 2021

The Pledge: Edition 25, Q2 – April-June, 2021

By The EHE Foundation | August 16, 2021

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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The Pledge: Edition 24, Q1 - Jan-Mar 2021

The Pledge: Edition 24, Q1 – Jan-Mar, 2021

By The EHE Foundation | May 24, 2021

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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Patty Cogswell

The Importance of Biobanking

By The EHE Foundation | May 17, 2021

Biobanking is a brand-new endeavor for us at The EHE Foundation. Researchers retain frozen and stored tissue and biological samples from surgeries, which usually remains within the institution where the procedure takes place. Today, biobanking is a game-changer for rare disease and patient-led organizations like ours. Biobanks accelerate research by safe-guarding high-quality, donated tissue samples […]

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DNA

Researchers Engineer Much-Needed Mouse Model of a Rare Vascular Sarcoma

By The EHE Foundation | April 20, 2021

Dr. Rubin used a novel approach to target the gene fusion that causes epithelioid hemgioendothelioma, engineering a novel, first-of-its-kind mouse model of the disease, which will help advance studies to identify new treatments. Click here to read the full article. Sharing exciting news highlighting Dr. Brian Rubin’s research at the Lerner Research Institute at Cleveland […]

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Leah Heinrich

Leah Heinrich Participates on Scientific Peer Review Panel

By The EHE Foundation | March 2, 2021

For Immediate Press Release:  SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS’ RARE CANCERS RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ (CDMRP), Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) consumer advocate Leah Heinrich recently participated in the evaluation of research applications submitted to the RCRP. Leahwas nominated for participation in […]

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The Pledge Q4 2020

The Pledge: Edition 23, Q4 – Oct-Dec, 2020

By The EHE Foundation | February 17, 2021

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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Jason Hanna, PhD from the Hanna Lab at Purdue University

Hanna Lab at Purdue University: ‘When cells in the body stop following the rules, cancer can take hold.’

By The EHE Foundation | October 14, 2025

You met Jason Hanna, PhD, at the 2025 EHE Global Patient Conference, where he highlighted work his lab is undertaking in EHE. We are thrilled to share a recent publication in Molecular Oncology from the Hanna Lab at Purdue University, highlighting their findings from a study focused on the YAP1-TFE3 subtype of EHE.  The YAP1-TFE3 […]

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Tanas Lab at the University of Iowa

Exciting Progress in EHE Research – Powered by Patients

By The EHE Foundation | October 10, 2025

We are thrilled to share a new publication, “EHE cell cultures are a platform for mechanistic and therapeutic investigation,” made possible by a partnership between the University of Iowa and the EHE Foundation. Under the leadership of Dr. Munir Tanas, Nicholas Scalora, PhD, and colleagues in the Tanas Lab sought to develop long-term EHE cell […]

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Guy Weinberg, MD

Uniting for a Cure: A New Chapter in the Fight Against EHE

By The EHE Foundation | October 8, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hobart, WI – October 9, 2025 – The Center for Research and Analysis of VAscular Tumors (CRAVAT) Foundation has donated its resources to The EHE Foundation in a powerful alignment of vision and commitment to the people affected by epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) and the EHE scientific community.  Founded in 2015 by Guy […]

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