December 27, 2023 9:51 pm Published by admin First Tribute for Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day We are five weeks away from hosting Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day on February 6 (Shayna’s heavenly 33rd birthday). This is our international effort to educate the public about this rare bone cancer and to build a coalition to support more research and clinical trials. The more attention we create, the [...]
December 21, 2023 7:24 pm Published by admin Just want to wish everyone the best for this holiday season. May you all cherish the moments with your family and blessings to you all for a Healthy (Pain-free) Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. I continue to be amazed by the caring and compassion you have for each other and for everyone that [...]
December 16, 2023 6:05 pm Published by admin Show Your Support for Chondrosarcoma Research and Clinical Trials Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day is dedicated to honor the legacy of Shayna Elise Kramer who passed away from this rare cancer in November, 2019. This February 6, would have been her 33rd birthday. It was Shayna’s wish to educate the public about Chondrosarcoma and support patients and [...]
December 4, 2023 7:11 pm Published by admin Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day February 6, 2024 Show Your Support for Chondrosarcoma Research and Clinical Trials Planning is underway to support our upcoming International Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day for February 6, 2024. Chondrosarcoma Awareness Day is dedicated to honor the legacy of Shayna Elise Kramer who passed away from this rare cancer in November, 2019. This February [...]
November 26, 2023 5:29 pm Published by admin Chondrosarcomas, malignant cartilaginous neoplasms, are capable of transitioning to highly aggressive, metastatic, and treatment-refractory states, resulting in significant patient mortality. Here, we aim to uncover the transcriptional program directing such tumor progression in chondrosarcomas. We conduct weighted correlation network analysis to extract a characteristic gene module underlying chondrosarcoma malignancy. Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α, encoded by EPAS1) [...]
October 30, 2023 4:00 pm Published by admin Constitutive activation of EGFR is associated with tumor progression and plays a prominent role in malignant phenotype of chondrosarcoma Jun Qin,1 Irfan Shaukat,1 Didier Mainard,1 Patrick Netter,1 Lydia Barré,1 and Mohamed Ouzzine1 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer Go to: Abstract Chondrosarcoma is a highly agressive cancer with currently no effective [...]
October 29, 2023 5:24 pm Published by admin Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry https://chondrosarcoma.iamrare.org On November 30 the Chondrosarcoma will conduct the first full statistical analysis of the Chondrosarcoma Patient Registry. The analysis will focus on detailed patient profiling. In addition, patient characteristics between diagnosed/determined chondrosarcoma sub types will be compared and statistically evaluated. The main study outcomes will aim to thoroughly describe the profile [...]
October 27, 2023 4:49 pm Published by admin Videos from Virtual Dialogue 5 are posted on the Web Site. We invite you to go to the Chondrosarcoma Foundation web site to review the presentations and the open discussion from the Fifth International Virtual Dialogue recently held on October 4. They were posted today and ready to be viewed. Presentations from: William Tap, M.D. [...]
October 26, 2023 1:16 am Published by admin New Publication: Chondrosarcoma: What You Need to Know A third publication created by the Chondrosarcoma Foundation’s Patient, Family, Caregiver Advisory Board and the Marketing / Graphics team at Inhibrx provides straightforward information on chondrosarcoma for newly diagnosed patients as well as those who have a recurrence. All three publications can be found on our web [...]
