Childhood Cancer

Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of childhood bone cancer. It typically develops from osteoblasts -- the cells that make growing bone. It is most commonly diagnosed in adolescents who are having a growth spurt. Osteosarcoma is more common in boys than in girls. 

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Latest Osteosarcoma grants

Targeting the immunosuppressive effects of Myc-hyperactivation in high-risk osteosarcoma
Jason Yustein, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
Emory University
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2024
Defining how unique properties of the pediatric immune system contribute to poor efficacy of checkpoint blockade in children
Adrienne Long, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
Stanford University
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024
Improving homing and activity of CAR T cells in pediatric sarcomas
Joselyn Cruz Cruz, PhD, Principal Investigator
University of Colorado Denver
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024
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Latest Osteosarcoma 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
Three innovative childhood cancer research projects you need to know about for World Cancer Research Day
The global burden of childhood cancer is staggering. 

Every year, an estimated 300,000+ new cases of cancer affect children under the age of 20 worldwide. However, this number is most likely underreported due to childhood cancer cases... more
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Arianna Hines

Arianna is a firecracker. She is loving, empathetic, and bold. At a mere 13 months old, Arianna was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and began intensive treatment with some life-threatening complications. Today she is NED and her family raises money for ALSF.
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