Our Mission: Cure Desmoid Tumors
The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation (DTRF) empowers and unites everyone committed to finding answers for the desmoid tumor community. We aggressively fund desmoid tumor research, accelerate the development of improved therapies, drive collaborations among clinicians and researchers worldwide, and support patients and doctors through education. Our goal is to find a cure for each and every patient diagnosed with this rare disease.
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EXPLORE THE RESEARCH WE’VE FUNDED AT PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
| Year | Principal Investigator | Award Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorJonathan Noujaim, MD, CanSaRCC | Award Title“Tyrosine kinase inhibitors in desmoid-type fibromatosis- a Canadian multicenter retrospective CanSaRCC Study.” Year 1 of 1 | View Project |
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorJoanna Przybyl, PhD, Research Institute – McGill University Health Centre | Award Title“Targeting hexosamine biosynthesis pathway for the treatment of desmoid tumors.” Year 1 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorCristabelle De Souza, PhD, Stanford University | Award Title“Activation of c-JUN modulates the transcriptional activity of CD63 serving as a novel target for the treatment of Desmoid Type Fibromatosis.” Year 1 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorSameer Rastogi, MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences | Award Title“To see the early effect of sorafenib on cognition, cardiovascular and reproductive functions in patients with fibromatosis.” Year 1 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorGerlinde Wernig, MD, Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Pathology | Award Title“Studying CD47 blockade as an immunotherapy for desmoid-type fibromatosis.” Year 2 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2022 | Principal InvestigatorKris Vleminckx, PhD, Ghent University | Award Title“Investigating EZH2 as a druggable mediator of immune cell exclusion in desmoid tumors.” Year 2 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2021 | Principal InvestigatorManon N.G.J.A. Braat, MD, Dept of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht | Award Title“Magnetic resonance image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound for patients with desmoid-type fibromatosis: the MAGNIFIED trial.” Year 1 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2021 | Principal InvestigatorKris Vleminckx, PhD, Ghent University | Award Title“Investigating EZH2 as a druggable mediator of immune cell exclusion in desmoid tumors.” Year 1 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2021 | Principal InvestigatorGerlinde Wernig, MD, Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Pathology | Award Title“Studying CD47 blockade as an immunotherapy for desmoid-type fibromatosis.” Year 1 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2020 | Principal InvestigatorKris Vleminckx, PhD, Ghent University | Award Title“Identifying and characterizing dependency factors in a genetic Xenopus tropicalis desmoid tumor model.” Year 2 of 2 | View Project |
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