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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT)

Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT) is a rare malignant cancer found in the soft tissue. It can occur anywhere in the soft tissue of the body, but most often occurs in the abdomen.

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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors: Investigation of its Pathogenesis and Development of Novel Therapies
Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2023
Pre-Targeted Radioimmunotherapy for Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, PhD, Principal Investigator
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2023
Enhanced Drug Repurposing Screen in DSRCT Enabled by New In Vitro and In Vivo Models Based on CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Engineering
Marc Ladanyi, MD & Maria Jasin, PhD, Principal Investigator
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2015

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Quarterly Childhood Cancer Research Update: Spring 2021
As the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Director of Science, I work to evaluate our funded research projects to track progress and find gaps in funding so that we can direct more research dollars to the largest areas of need, and to... more
The Unforgettable Heroes of Sarcoma Awareness Month
July marks Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcomas are a diverse group of cancers that arise from bone or soft tissue in the body. There are over 100 different subtypes, making treatment difficult — not every sarcoma can be treated the same. ... more
How Tissue Donation is Helping Childhood Cancer Research
When Lilly faced surgery after relapsing, her family made the decision to donate extra tumor tissue to research instead of throwing it away. 

“We hope that Lilly’s neuroblastoma tumor can be some small part of helping other children who... more
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Sam Glossi

At 3-and-a-half years old, Sam's parents found a large lump on Sam's abdomen. He underwent surgery to remove it and was cancer-free for a short time. When the cancer returned, it was treated like stage 4 neuroblastoma. Sam has been cancer-free since 2017!
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