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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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Ellipses’ RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase 2 clinical trials

Ellipses’ RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase 2 clinical trials

Ellipses’ next generation selective RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase…
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2025 ASCO meeting
RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer…
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RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer…
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Cancer Cell Lines: Consider Donating to Advance Research

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2025 IASLC Targeted Therapies Recap

2025 IASLC Targeted Therapies Recap

#TogetherSeparately: live virtual meetup to summarize data presented in February’s…
March 20, 2025 Read More
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A Legacy of Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

A Legacy of Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

What happens when patients lead the way in cancer research?…
March 18, 2025 Read More
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Announcing Lung Cancer Genetics Study & Lifebit Partnership

Announcing Lung Cancer Genetics Study & Lifebit Partnership

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Lung Cancer Risk Factors: Understanding its Causes and Prevention

Lung Cancer Risk Factors: Understanding its Causes and Prevention

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Why Donate to Lung Cancer Research?

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Every dollar we raise contributes to groundbreaking research, better diagnostic…
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More About Research

RET clinical study phase 2 ellipses
Ellipses’ RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase 2 clinical trials

Ellipses’ RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase 2 clinical trials

Ellipses’ next generation selective RET inhibitor EP0031 advances to Phase…
July 10, 2025 Read More
2025 ASCO meeting
RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer…
July 2, 2025 Read More
2025 AACR ret cancer
RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

RET Highlights Presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer…
May 29, 2025 Read More
cancer cell lines, breast cancer cell lines, human tumor cell lines, different cell lines, pancreatic cancer
Cancer Cell Lines: Consider Donating to Advance Research

Cancer Cell Lines: Consider Donating to Advance Research

Donating tumor tissue for research can contribute to scientific progress…
May 21, 2025 Read More
2025 IASLC targeted therapies recap
2025 IASLC Targeted Therapies Recap

2025 IASLC Targeted Therapies Recap

#TogetherSeparately: live virtual meetup to summarize data presented in February’s…
March 20, 2025 Read More
RET lung cancer genetic study
A Legacy of Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

A Legacy of Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

What happens when patients lead the way in cancer research?…
March 18, 2025 Read More
lung cancer genetic study, lung cancer patients, lung cancer risk
Announcing Lung Cancer Genetics Study & Lifebit Partnership

Announcing Lung Cancer Genetics Study & Lifebit Partnership

Lifebit Platform has been selected to power secure data analytics…
March 4, 2025 Read More
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