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.
Learn more about submitting a grant proposal.
EXPLORE THE RESEARCH WE’VE FUNDED AT PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
| Year | Principal Investigator | Award Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year2013 | Principal InvestigatorJustin M. Cates, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University | Award Title“Genetic determinants of local recurrence in desmoid-type fibromatosis.” Year 1 of 2 | View Project |
| Year2013 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin Alman, MD, Duke University, with collaborators Robert Maki, MD, PhD, Mt. Sinai Medical Center; Alexander Lazar, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Alessandro Datti, PhD, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute | Award Title“Collaboration for a cure: identifying new therapeutic targets for desmoid tumors.” Year 1 of 4 | View Project |
| Year2012 | Principal InvestigatorDina Lev, MD et al, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas | Award Title“A rational search for novel anti-drug therapies.” Year 3 of 3 | View Project |
| Year2012 | Principal InvestigatorBenjamin Alman, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto | Award Title“Identifying novel drug therapies for desmoid tumors.” | View Project |
| Year2012 | Principal InvestigatorMrinal Gounder, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Award Title“A Phase III, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of sorafenib in desmoid tumors or aggressive fibromatosis (DT/DF).” | View Project |
| Year2011 | Principal InvestigatorDina Lev, MD et al, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas | Award Title“A rational search for novel anti-drug therapies.” Year 2 of 4 | View Project |
| 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 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 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 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 |
Clinicians & Researchers Newsletter
Receive monthly updates about treatment advances, grant applications, clinical trials, CME opportunities, and more.
