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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year2011 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin Alman, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto | Award Title“Identifying novel drug therapies for desmoid tumors.” Year 2 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2010 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin Alman, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto | Award Title“Identifying novel drug therapies for desmoid tumors.” Year 1 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2010 | Principal InvestigatorStephen X. Skapek, MD, The University of Chicago | Award Title“Deregulated mTOR in desmoid-type fibromatosis: Identification and validation of a new therapeutic agent.” Year 1 of 1 | View Project |
| Year2010 | Principal InvestigatorDina Lev, MD et al, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas | Award Title“A rational search for novel anti-drug therapies.” Year 1 of 4 | View Project |
| Year2010 | Principal InvestigatorAndrew Beck, MD, Post Doc Fellow, Stanford University | Award Title“Evaluation of large intergenic non-coding RNAs in desmoid type fibromatosis.” Year 1 of 1 | View Project |
| Year2009 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin A. Alman, MD, University of Toronto | Award Title“Identifying the desmoid initiating cell.” Year 3 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2009 | Principal InvestigatorDina Lev, MD et al, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas | Award Title“Molecular determinants of desmoid tumor development and progression.” Year 3 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2009 | Principal InvestigatorRichard D. Lackman, MD, University of Pennsylvania | Award Title“The role of hydroxyurea as first line treatment for primary and recurrent/refractory desmoid tumors.” Year 1 of 1 | View Project |
| Year2009 | Principal InvestigatorMatt van de Rijn, MD, PhD, Stanford University | Award Title“ROR2, a potential novel therapeutic target in desmoid tumors.” Year 2 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2008 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin A. Alman, MD et al, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto | Award Title“Identifying the desmoid initiating cell.” Year 2 of 3 | View Project |
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