Research

Scientific research can be confusing and overwhelming. We not only fund research, but we also help you understand RET-positive research and what it means for current treatment options and future therapies.

Research Funding

We fund and facilitate research for treatments so that more RET-positive lung cancer patients will live fuller, healthier lives.

Our researchers are investigating resistance to currently available targeted therapies, including: 

  • Identifying new, more effective combination therapies for RET-inhibitor resistant disease 
  • Testing innovative adaptive T cell therapies such as TCR immunotherapies for RET cancers
  • Generating new RET cancer preclinical models, including cell likes and patient-derived xenograft mouse models

We also work closely with the offices of leading cancer research institutions to assist them in securing grant funding for continued RET-positive research. 

Since our inception in 2021, we have awarded more than $1 million in RET-positive cancer research grants and facilitated an additional $1 million in research funding.

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Webinars

We host webinars that bring together members of the scientific community with patients and caregivers to explain the latest research findings.

2024 RET Research Update

2023 RET Research Update

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RET Cancer Research Takes Center Stage at ASCO, May 2026

RET Cancer Research Takes Center Stage at ASCO, May 2026

The 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting 2026, taking place May 29–June…
May 15, 2026 Read More
Don’t Miss Together Separately, presented by LCRF and the Susan Wojcicki Foundation on May 14th, 2026

Don’t Miss Together Separately, presented by LCRF and the Susan Wojcicki Foundation on May 14th, 2026

Join the special edition of Together Separately, presented by LCRF…
April 30, 2026 Read More
RET cancer vaccine trial
BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer vaccine trial has opened a new RET cohort

BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer vaccine trial has opened a new RET cohort

Exciting news for the RET community! BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer…
April 27, 2026 Read More
ARROW clinical trial ret lung cancer findings
Pralsetinib (GAVRETO) for RET+ Lung Cancer: Final ARROW Trial Results

Pralsetinib (GAVRETO) for RET+ Lung Cancer: Final ARROW Trial Results

The findings confirm what many in the RET+ community have…
April 24, 2026 Read More
Dr Sarah Waliany RET + lung cancer research RETgistry
New Global Findings from the RETgistry: Advancing Care for RET-Altered Cancers

New Global Findings from the RETgistry: Advancing Care for RET-Altered Cancers

The RETgistry study looked at tumor samples from biopsies of…
April 7, 2026 Read More
lung cancer community
The Future of RET Therapy for NSCLC (2026 TTLC Meeting)

The Future of RET Therapy for NSCLC (2026 TTLC Meeting)

The IASLC 2026 Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer (TTLC) Meeting was held…
March 26, 2026 Read More
ret lung cancer questions and answers
Q&A from the 2025 RET Lung Cancer Annual Webinar

Q&A from the 2025 RET Lung Cancer Annual Webinar

Expert answers to your most pressing questions about RET-positive cancer…
March 24, 2026 Read More
2025 ret cancer research update
2025 RET Cancer Research Update

2025 RET Cancer Research Update

Your investment in The Happy Lungs Project has resulted in…
December 19, 2025 Read More
lung cancer treatment research biomarker testing
The Role of Biomarker Testing in Early-Stage NSCLC: Why It’s Not Just for Advanced Disease

The Role of Biomarker Testing in Early-Stage NSCLC: Why It’s Not Just for Advanced Disease

Advances in biomarker science are reshaping how patients are diagnosed…
December 15, 2025 Read More
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More About Research

asco 2026 annual meeting RET feature presentations
RET Cancer Research Takes Center Stage at ASCO, May 2026

RET Cancer Research Takes Center Stage at ASCO, May 2026

The 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting 2026, taking place May 29–June…
May 15, 2026 Read More
Don’t Miss Together Separately, presented by LCRF and the Susan Wojcicki Foundation on May 14th, 2026

Don’t Miss Together Separately, presented by LCRF and the Susan Wojcicki Foundation on May 14th, 2026

Join the special edition of Together Separately, presented by LCRF…
April 30, 2026 Read More
RET cancer vaccine trial
BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer vaccine trial has opened a new RET cohort

BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer vaccine trial has opened a new RET cohort

Exciting news for the RET community! BioNTech’s BNT116 mRNA cancer…
April 27, 2026 Read More
ARROW clinical trial ret lung cancer findings
Pralsetinib (GAVRETO) for RET+ Lung Cancer: Final ARROW Trial Results

Pralsetinib (GAVRETO) for RET+ Lung Cancer: Final ARROW Trial Results

The findings confirm what many in the RET+ community have…
April 24, 2026 Read More
Dr Sarah Waliany RET + lung cancer research RETgistry
New Global Findings from the RETgistry: Advancing Care for RET-Altered Cancers

New Global Findings from the RETgistry: Advancing Care for RET-Altered Cancers

The RETgistry study looked at tumor samples from biopsies of…
April 7, 2026 Read More
lung cancer community
The Future of RET Therapy for NSCLC (2026 TTLC Meeting)

The Future of RET Therapy for NSCLC (2026 TTLC Meeting)

The IASLC 2026 Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer (TTLC) Meeting was held…
March 26, 2026 Read More
ret lung cancer questions and answers
Q&A from the 2025 RET Lung Cancer Annual Webinar

Q&A from the 2025 RET Lung Cancer Annual Webinar

Expert answers to your most pressing questions about RET-positive cancer…
March 24, 2026 Read More
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