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Five people living with EHE, representing three countries, gathered on Sunday, April 13, 2025, for lunch and camaraderie, marking the first-ever meetup of its kind in the United States. The EHE Foundation was in Washington, D.C. that same weekend to participate in the Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Global Network (SPAGN) Annual Conference, and put out the […]
Every year, on the last day of February, the world comes together to recognize Rare Disease Day—a global movement to raise awareness, promote research, and celebrate the strength of those living with rare conditions. This year, February 28, 2025, marked another powerful opportunity to elevate voices from across the rare disease community. At The EHE […]
On January 31, 2025, expert clinicians, researchers, and global advocacy leaders convened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to meet with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and EORTC, exploring strategies to develop new treatments for ultra-rare sarcomas as a model for ultra-rare tumors. The discussion focused on lessons learned from efforts to secure regulatory approval for sirolimus […]
In late January, 2025, EHE advocacy leaders from The EHE Foundation, EHE Rare Cancer Charity UK, and EHE ITALIA Associazione Non Solo LAURA ODV coordinated a joint meeting with expert clinicians and researchers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Stakeholders from Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States reviewed progress on ongoing collaborative research programs and explored key research […]
Dr. Schuetze will provide an overview of the rationale for treatment of EHE with trametinib, an oral inhibitor of the MEK kinase; the trial design of 10015/SARC033; and the results of the primary and secondary study endpoints. The presentation will also include an update on exploratory investigation of blood-based biomarkers including hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, and […]
The European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) is conducting research to better understand health-related quality of life (HRQoL) concerns among people living with rare cancers. Recently, researchers analyzed results from a group of 31 people with EHE from 11 different countries who participated in the study. The findings showed that pain–and the […]
Prior research has shown that a class of medications called microtubule inhibitors may be effective at controlling the growth of EHE tumors. Recently, researchers conducted a phase 2 study to test whether the microtubule inhibitor eribulin is a safe and effective way to treat patients whose tumors continued to grow after prior treatment. Six (6) […]