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    Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry reveals only a few Patients have had Gene testing

    June 22, 2024 5:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry reveals only a few Patients have had Gene testing

    The ChondrosarcomaFoundation was the first foundation to be inducted into the NORD IAMRARE Patient Registry 2.0 platform. Since our launch we have had over 230 CS Patients participate in the registry and we just completed our first full data analysis from the data collected from 169 participants who completed all of the surveys in the [...]


    The Results Are In: Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry Result #2 Diagnosis

    June 15, 2024 7:01 pm Published by Comments Off on The Results Are In: Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry Result #2 Diagnosis

    The ChondrosarcomaFoundation was the first foundation to be inducted into the NORD IAMRARE Patient Registry 2.0 platform and the 44th Foundation to have a Patient Registry in the platform itself. In February 2023, we had a soft launch with a few board members participating in early February 2023 and we addressed some errors and made [...]


    Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry: The Results Are In

    June 8, 2024 6:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry: The Results Are In

    The Chondrosarcoma Foundation was the first foundation to be inducted into the NORD IAMRARE Patient Registry 2.0 platform and the 44th Foundation to have a Patient Registry in the platform itself. We were approved by NorthStar IRB in early February 2023, had a soft launch with a few board members participating in early February 2023 [...]


    Chondrosarcoma Foundation Enters Fifth Year, Marks Progress

    May 13, 2024 5:12 pm Published by Comments Off on Chondrosarcoma Foundation Enters Fifth Year, Marks Progress

    The Chondrosarcoma (CS) Foundation will commemorate its fourth anniversary by continuing to educate the public about this rare bone cancer, advocate for patients fighting the disease and will report on a global natural history study. On May 14, 2020, the CS Foundation was incorporated, six months after Shayna Elise Kramer lost her battle with Chondrosarcoma. [...]


    Rapamycin causes growth arrest and inhibition of invasion in human chondrosarcoma cells

    May 2, 2024 5:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Rapamycin causes growth arrest and inhibition of invasion in human chondrosarcoma cells

    Rapamycin causes growth arrest and inhibition of invasion in human chondrosarcoma cells Jian Song1, Xiaobo Wang2, Jiaxue Zhu3, Jun Liu4 1Department of Orthopaedics, Shandong Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, Jining, Shandong, 272000, China; 2Department of Orthopaedics, Wendeng Orthopedic and Traumatic Hospital, Weihai, Shan-dong, 264400, China; 3Department of Orthopaedics, No. 3 People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao [...]


    Dan Hurley, M.D. Endowment Fund

    April 24, 2024 3:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Dan Hurley, M.D. Endowment Fund

    Daniel Brian Hurley, M.D. passed away August 3, 2023, from dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma at age 50 surrounded by his loved ones. His wife Traci and their three kids Rachel, Sam, and Sarah were the light of his life. His family, including his parents, in-laws, and siblings were very dear to him. In addition to being a [...]


    Clinico-Genomic Profiling of Conventional and Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Reveals TP53 Mutation to Be Associated with Worse Outcomes

    April 24, 2024 3:37 am Published by Comments Off on Clinico-Genomic Profiling of Conventional and Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Reveals TP53 Mutation to Be Associated with Worse Outcomes

    Ryan A Denu 1, Richard K Yang 2, Alexander J Lazar 2 3, Shalin S Patel 4, Valerae O Lewis 4, Jason Roszik 5, J Andrew Livingston 1, Wei-Lien Wang 2, Kenna R Shaw 6, Ravin Ratan 1, Maria A Zarzour 1, Justin Bird 4, Shaan Raza 7, Kadir C Akdemir 7, Jordi Rodon Ahnert [...]


    Clinico-Genomic Profiling of Conventional and Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Reveals TP53 Mutation to Be Associated with Worse Outcomes

    April 24, 2024 3:36 am Published by Comments Off on Clinico-Genomic Profiling of Conventional and Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Reveals TP53 Mutation to Be Associated with Worse Outcomes

    Ryan A Denu 1, Richard K Yang 2, Alexander J Lazar 2 3, Shalin S Patel 4, Valerae O Lewis 4, Jason Roszik 5, J Andrew Livingston 1, Wei-Lien Wang 2, Kenna R Shaw 6, Ravin Ratan 1, Maria A Zarzour 1, Justin Bird 4, Shaan Raza 7, Kadir C Akdemir 7, Jordi Rodon Ahnert [...]


    Chondrosarcoma Foundation Efforts to Promote Genomic Sequencing Tests

    April 22, 2024 4:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Chondrosarcoma Foundation Efforts to Promote Genomic Sequencing Tests

    Genomic sequencing is a promising tool for expanding the treatment options for chondrosarcoma patients. Genomic sequencing technologies are capable of characterizing known and novel clinically relevant biomarkers, like IDH1/2, and is becoming a useful tool for drug development, facilitating drug target discovery, clinical trial patient selection, and clinical correlate analyses to improve the quality and [...]


    Biology and Management of High-Grade Chondrosarcoma: An Update on Targets and Treatment Options

    April 4, 2024 12:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Biology and Management of High-Grade Chondrosarcoma: An Update on Targets and Treatment Options

    Abstract This review provides an overview of histopathology, clinical presentation, molecular pathways, and potential new systemic treatments of high-grade chondrosarcomas (CS), including grade 2–3 conventional, dedifferentiated, and mesenchymal CS. The diagnosis of CS combines radiological and histological data in conjunction with patient clinical presentations. Conventional CS is the most frequent subtype of CS (85%) and [...]