Turning pediatric chordoma into a curable disease
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, significant advances for chordoma patients are being made along multiple paths. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
Landmark paper reveals new therapeutic vulnerabilities for chordoma
In an exciting update, our grantees at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have released a preprint presenting the … Continue reading
Introducing CF Labs: a faster engine for chordoma research
A big leg up for brachyury drug discovery
Dr. David Drewry. Photo by Jeyhoun Allebaugh/UNC-Chapel Hill Discovering drugs that strike at brachyury, the Achilles’ heel of chordoma, likely … Continue reading
New results from our Drug Screening Program presented at leading international cancer conference
Our Drug Screening Program enables researchers and companies to test promising drugs in chordoma cell and mouse models at a … Continue reading
New findings suggest a role for natural killer cell based therapies against chordoma
New findings from researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health contribute to our understanding of how the immune system can be leveraged to treat chordoma, and could serve as the basis for a future clinical trial. Continue reading
A new chapter for chordoma research
This year has been by far the most pivotal yet for the Foundation, and we want to take a moment to reflect on what our supporters have helped us accomplish, as well as to share a big next step for us in the coming year. Continue reading
Three paths toward major advances for chordoma patients
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, significant advances for chordoma patients are being made along multiple paths. Continue reading
Enrollment open for new chordoma clinical trial
Chordoma patients with advanced or metastatic chordoma may soon be eligible to enroll in a new clinical trial testing the FDA-approved cancer drug cetuximab. Continue reading
Exciting progress, and much more to come: Watch our 2021 Impact Update webinar
Our Executive Director, Josh Sommer, hosted a webinar to highlight recent advancements in chordoma research and improvements in the patient experience, as well as the many exciting opportunities now in front of us. Continue reading