Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor Research Fund

Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT) is a very rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma that most often affects young people.

Unfortunately, due to its rarity, it is an under-studied form of cancer. BC Cancer’s Dr. Torsten Nielsen is looking to change that.

Dr. Nielsen’s lab has the goal to develop accurate, urgently needed tissue resources and mouse models required to study etiology and treatment of DSRCT. The aim will be to create the first comprehensive epigenomic profile of DSRCT and the most useful mouse model of this disease, providing a vital preclinical research platform (model, tissues) for development of new therapies for metastatic DSRCT.

By supporting this fund, you will be helping Dr. Nielsen’s lab as well as future investigators at BC Cancer who want to discover more about DSRCT and how to beat it.