Research Grants

Sarcoma Research

What research is being done and what is needed?

The National Cancer Institute over the years has dedicated a small amount of money to targeted research efforts at a handful of medical centers in the United States with programs centered on the 1% of cancer patients who develop sarcoma. With the NCI budget being $4.8 billion, a similar proportion (1%) targeted to help find new therapies to help sarcoma patients might be expected to be $48 million. It is hard to estimate, but review of data presented for the public on the NCI website indicates no more than $5-10 million per year is being spent on NCI sarcoma research programs. There is a dire need for increased NCI funding for research into sarcoma sub-types. We need funding programs to build on discoveries of targets arising from genetic research in sarcoma. Sarcoma may be ideally suited to immunotherapy approaches.

Programs & Resources

Information on sarcoma subtypes, treatments, clinical trials, and other important resources for sarcoma patients and families.

Information on the Sarcoma Patient Registry. If you are diagnosed with sarcoma, please consider joining the Registry.

Information on applying for a sarcoma research grant, current research funded by the SFA, and past research grants.