Childhood Cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a cancer that develops from the cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles. RMS commonly occurs in the head and neck, urinary and reproductive organs, arms and legs, or chest and abdomen. There are several types of RMS including: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, anaplastic rhabdomyosarcoma and undifferentiated sarcoma. View the 2023 Impact Report.

Latest Rhabdomyosarcoma grants

Shasha Chong, PhD, Principal Investigator
California Institute of Technology
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2024
Yueyang Wang, PhD, Principal Investigator
Massachusetts General Hospital
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024
Joselyn Cruz Cruz, PhD, Principal Investigator
University of Colorado Denver
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024

Latest Rhabdomyosarcoma blog posts

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
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
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