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Stephanie was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) in her liver, lungs, spine, ribs, and femur. It's not uncommon for EHE patients to present with metastatic disease. Unlike other cancers, metastatic EHE is not always correlated with a poor prognosis.
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The EHE Foundation Announces Grant Funding of $307,400 to Advance Research and Find Treatments for EHE
We are pleased to announce The EHE Foundation’s 2024 Research Grants Program awards, totaling $307,400, as part of our ongoing commitment to advance our mission to find effective treatments and a cure for EHE. Made possible by 2023 Giving Tuesday gifts, these grants support novel translational research projects that aim to identify and accelerate the […]
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Making a Donation vs. Fundraising for The EHE Foundation: What’s the Difference?
At The EHE Foundation, we are committed to finding a cure for epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE), an ultra-rare and potentially aggressive cancer that affects one in a million people. Every contribution helps us advance groundbreaking research, support patients, and foster collaboration among clinicians and researchers worldwide. There are two impactful ways you can support our mission: […]
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Scientific & Medical Advisory Board Collaborates to Improve Outcomes for People Living with EHE
On September 10, 2024, The EHE Foundation held a virtual meeting of our Scientific & Medical Advisory Board (SMAB). The meeting aimed to welcome new members, review current research projects, and discuss future needs and goals to advance EHE research. The meeting began with a warm welcome to new members of the SMAB: Tom Chen, […]
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GDF-15 Predicts Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Aggressiveness and is Down-regulated by Sirolimus Through ATF4/ATF5 Suppression
Drs. Silvia Stacchiotti, Sandro Pasquali, and Nadia Zaffaroni (IRCCS – INT, Milan, Italy) and colleagues published their promising findings in Clinical Cancer Research, September 16, 2024. This study, funded in part by The EHE Foundation in partnership with EHE Rare Cancer Charity (UK), aimed to assess the efficacy of sirolimus for the treatment of EHE […]
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Harnessing Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitors to Gain Mechanistic Insight Into the Regulation of the TAZ-CAMTA1 Fusion Protein
Ajay Pobbati, PhD, Brian Rubin, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic published their findings from the study “CDK9 inhibition by dinaciclib is a therapeutic vulnerability in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma” in Clinical Cancer Research, September 13, 2024. This study, funded in part by a grant from The EHE Foundation, provides a strong rationale for investigating […]
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EHE Community Connections for Caregivers: Anticipatory Grief
As a caregiver, it can be hard to not think about the future and what it may or may not hold. In doing so, it is common for caregivers to experience anticipatory grief, in which we mourn the loss of our loved one while they are still here as well as grieve the future that […]
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The EHE Foundation Receives $10,000 Donation
The Bock Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc., a construction and hospitality conglomerate in Pennsylvania, has been making substantial contributions to charitable causes for decades. Back in 1992, a Bock employee was tragically killed in an automobile accident. The Bock family aided in funeral expenses, and quickly realized the organization could […]
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1st Annual EHE Virtual 5K Run/Walk
This run/walk is an all ages and abilities event for EHE. EHE is short for Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma, an extremely rare and often deadly vascular sarcoma (cancer) that primarily affects adolescents and young adults. This event is “virtual”, which means it can be done anywhere you are. You can complete the 3.1 miles by running, walking, […]
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Fighting with Laughter – The EHE Foundation and The Hope Gala
Saturday, January 30, 2016 2:30 PM Gotham Comedy Club – The Vintage Lounge 208 W 23rd St New York, NY 10011 Click here for tickets! Mandy O’Connor, a Penn State graduate and THON participant, fought Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) for more than a decade. EHE is a rare and often deadly vascular sarcoma (cancer) that largely […]
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