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Since the Chordoma Foundation’s website first launched in April 2007, it has become the world’s leading source of information about … Continue reading
Category Archives: Latest Updates
CF launches $200K fundraising campaign to find out if an effective chordoma treatment already exists
A generous supporter has pledged to match all donations up to $100,000 to support testing of approved drugs in chordoma … Continue reading
Sue J. swims for a cure
As Sue Johnson contemplated how to mark her three-year cancer-free anniversary, she was pragmatic. The chordoma survivor and married mother … Continue reading
New combination therapy clinical trial opens for chordoma patients
A new Phase I clinical trial for chordoma patients will investigate a combination of two drugs: imatinib, also known as … Continue reading
Two papers made possible by Chordoma Foundation cell lines
This week two papers were published reporting results of research done on a cell line provided by the Chordoma Foundation. … Continue reading
Gene responsible for familial chordoma is also important for most sporadic chordomas
Whenever a gene is found to cause an inherited disease, researchers naturally wonder whether changes in that same gene could … Continue reading
New therapeutic target identified for chordoma
In a recent paper in the Journal of Pathology, Researchers at the University College London report that approximately 60% of … Continue reading
Familial chordoma gene discovered
After over a decade of research, the hunt for the genetic causes of chordoma has reached an important milestone with … Continue reading
Researchers identify new potential therapeutic target for chordoma
In two papers published in prestigious journals within the past two months, research teams from Harvard and University College London … Continue reading
Jogging for Justin 5K Partay raises $8,000 for Chordoma Foundation
By: Mattis Collier, 8th grade There is always that person – the inspiring, funny, memorable, kind one we look up … Continue reading