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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 Appoints New Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Directors of The EHE Foundation, Jenni Kovach, Board President has announced the appointment of Denise Robinson as the new Executive Director for the Foundation. Like many people, Denise had not heard of EHE until her friend was diagnosed in 2017 with an aggressive form of the disease. She soon […]
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The Pledge: Edition 37, Q2 – April-June, 2024
Publication of The Pledge quarterly newsletter is led by the EHE Rare Cancer Charity (UK). EHE patient advocacy groups from around the globe. provide content including 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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Mandy O’Connor
Mandy O’Connor, a York native, 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 affects adolescents and young adults. Mandy served on planning committees for Relay For Life and volunteered as a Team Captain and routinely spoke […]
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Ava’s Story
Ava is an eight year old girl from Langhorne, PA, where Sesame Place is located. We are about 25 miles from Center City Philadelphia. Ava loves swimming and going to Sesame Place, since it is a water park. Ava loves drawing and takes an Art class on Saturday mornings. She also takes dance class (Hip-Hop) […]
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ASCO Talks About EHE
The American Society Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) met in Chicago in May of 2015, for their annual meeting. The theme, Illumination and Innovation: Transforming Data into Learning, aims to improve patient care across the globe through the application of shared knowledge. This is especially important when talking about rare sarcomas. Jane Gutkovich, Vice President of The EHE […]
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