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Synovial Sarcoma

Synovial sarcoma is a tumor of the soft tissues that usually occurs around the joints. The most common location of origin is the thigh near the knee, however synovial sarcoma can occur near any other joint in the body.

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Latest Synovial Sarcoma grants

Reversing mSWI/SNF (BAF) Complex Misassembly and Genomic Targeting in Human Synovial Sarcoma
Cigall Kadoch, PhD, Principal Investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
'A' Award Grants, Awarded 2017
Targeting BRD9 in Sarcoma
Scott Armstrong, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2017
Reversing the Oncogenic Roles of Misdirected Chromatin Remodeling in Synovial Sarcoma
Cigall Kadoch, PhD, Principal Investigator
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2013
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Synovial Sarcoma Heroes

Jaxson Ferguson
Raymeer Bacon-El
Rachel Henley
Ashlee Drouillard

Latest Synovial Sarcoma blog posts

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
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
10 Facts You Need to Know about Childhood Cancer (2019 edition)
Every day, everywhere, children are diagnosed with cancer. Right now, children are in hospitals receiving frontline treatment following a diagnosis. Other children are beginning a clinical trial following a relapse. Still others face long-... more
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Despite the difficulties she has faced because of cancer, baby Kens is always smiling. She was diagnosed with a glioma before she was even 7 months old and is starting the chemotherapy she will have to take for the rest of her life unless a cure is found!
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