Future Funding Need

Diana’s Fibroid Foundation / Archive by Category Future Funding Need

Project: Understanding and treating uterine fibroids

Investigators: Julie Kim, PhDInstitution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Clinical Challenge Uterine fibroids affect most women during their lifetime and remain a leading cause of hysterectomy. Despite their prevalence... read more →

February 18, 2026
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Project: Investigating MED12 Mutations and Thyroid Hormone Signaling in Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors

Investigators: Serdar E. Bulun, MD; Ping Yin, MD, PhD;Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Clinical Challenge Uterine smooth muscle tumors include both benign fibroids and malignant leiomyosarcomas, which often... read more →

February 18, 2026
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Developing Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA)-Based Early Detection for Leiomyosarcoma (LMS)

Investigators: Brian D. Crompton, MD, PhD; Suzanne George, MDInstitution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital Clinical Challenge Uterine leiomyosarcoma are rare, highly aggressive malignancies that can mimic benign fibroids. Because... read more →

Genomic & Clinical Analysis of Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) via the Count Me In LMS project

Lead Investigators: Suzanne George, MD; Katherine Janeway, MDInstitution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute Clinical Challenge Leiomyosarcoma is a rare, aggressive smooth-muscle cancer with limited datasets, slowing discovery of biomarkers and... read more →

January 13, 2026
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Early Detection, Future Funding Need, Scientific Discovery