ESUN

A Periodical for the Sarcoma Community

December 2011 - Volume 8, Number 6

A Look Back at 2011 Results in an Unending
Trail of Thanks

Editorial by Bruce Shriver, PhD

Mechanism of Transformation by the WWTR1/CAMTA1 Fusion Protein in Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

In this experimental plan, Drs. Rubin and Tanas describe their work to implement an IHC-based diagnostic assay for the diagnosis of EHE and to determine the molecular mechanism that causes the WWTR1-CAMTA1 fusion protein to transform EHE precursor cells.

Announcements

Five Distinguished Physicians Join ESUN’s Medical Advisory and Editorial Board

Five distingished physicians have joined our board, and three long-standing board members have become honorary members.

$50,000 Grant Awarded for Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Research

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative has awarded a $50K grant for research at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute.

Translated Articles

腺泡状软组织肉瘤 (ASPS)

Drs. Tian and Yang provide a Chinese translation of the ESUN review article about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.

Fibrohistiocitoma Maligno (FHM)

Dr. González provides a Spanish translation of the ESUN review article about Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma.