Why two scientific powerhouses are teaming up to tackle rare cancers long overlooked in research
As a medical school student, oncologist Vinod Ravi felt like he understood what it took to treat disease. Then his brother was diagnosed with a very rare form of bone cancer, a reality check on the limitations of not only his own education, but the entire field of rare cancer research.
Ravi combed through the research and treatment protocols for Ewing’s sarcoma, the cancer his brother had been diagnosed with, but found them patchy and outdated. The drugs to treat the disease fell far short, and Ravi’s brother passed away.
