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Healx announces investment from children's tumor foundation to advance neurofibromatosis type 1 treatments.
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Healx to receive investment from Children’s Tumor Foundation to advance Neurofibromatosis Type 1 treatments

Milestone payments from CTF will support advance of Healx’s lead compound, HLX-1502, to clinical trials…
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Stories of NF: Blanchesca G

My mom has told me how I got NF and it was when I was…
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Schwannomatosis Open Research Collaborative Computational Partnership Initiative

Need help analyzing schwannomatosis omics or other big data? Apply for the Schwannomatosis Open Research…
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Chiasm: A Published Essay by Heather Osterman-Davis

Heather Osterman-Davis is a published writer and an NF Mom. Her work has appeared in…
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Important News Regarding Koselugo and Fasting Requirements

We're pleased to share a significant update regarding Koselugo (selumetinib), a drug used to manage…
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Young Investigator: Q&A with Clara Nogué about schwannomatosis cell lines

The Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides two-year salary support to early-career NF researchers to help…
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Stories of NF: Charlie H

Charlie was diagnosed at nine months old through genetic testing. At five weeks old he…
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$25 Million for NF Research in Congressional Spending Bill

Great news out of Washington, D.C.! Late last night, lawmakers released H.R. 2882, the Further…
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Important Publication: Impact of trametinib on the neuropsychological profile of NF1

Traditional clinical research for tumor treatments relied on objective and tumor-specific measures, for example decreased…
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NF Conference Update: EFPIA Director General Nathalie Moll to Deliver Opening Address

The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) is excited to announce that Nathalie Moll, Director General of…
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CTF NF2-SWN Documentary: Play It By Ear

The Children's Tumor Foundation is proud to present Play It By Ear, a short documentary…
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Stories of NF: Samantha G

I was diagnosed with NF1 at the age of one. The only symptoms I had…