An experimental treatment changed the life of a courageous young chordoma survivor
As the youngest child in a family of California dairy farmers, Frankie Fernandes was used to waking up early. But … Continue reading
Category Archives: Clinical Research
Now open: immunotherapy research study designed specifically for chordoma patients
Nivolumab + stereotactic radiosurgery A new clinical trial has opened for chordoma patients with advanced or metastatic tumors testing a … Continue reading
New clinical trial options available for chordoma patients
Introducing a new treatment pathway for patients with advanced or recurrent chordoma Historically, treatment options for patients with residual, recurrent, … Continue reading
New clinical trial opens for patients with dedifferentiated chordoma
Chordoma patients with particularly aggressive and fast growing tumors may have a new treatment option: a recently opened clinical trial … Continue reading
CF meets $300,000 funding goal for new clinical trial
I am thrilled to announce that we have reached the goal we set in December to raise the $300,000 needed to … Continue reading
National Cancer Institute opens first therapeutic vaccine trial for chordoma patients
The National Cancer Institute has expanded an ongoing Phase I clinical trial of a therapeutic vaccine targeting the brachyury protein … Continue reading
New radiation therapy trial for chordoma patients open at MGH
Dr. Tom DeLaney of Massachusetts General Hospital is leading a new Phase II study that will utilize the newest technology … 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 chordoma clinical trials open in Italy
The Adult Sarcoma Medical Oncology Clinic at the Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori (INT) in Milan is now enrolling chordoma patients … Continue reading