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No cure without research
Research into the mechanisms and possible therapeutics of retinoblastoma not only benefits children diagnosed with retinoblastoma, but also has great potential to serve as a basis for research into other cancers.
“When the final history of cancer research is one day written, retinoblastoma will deserve its own chapter.
Studies of this rare childhood tumor have yielded the first widely accepted tumor progression model, the first cloned tumor suppressor gene, and several other firsts in basic cancer research.”
(from Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 96, No. 15, August 4, 2004)
Prof. Dr. med. Vinodh Kakkassery, Chief Physician at Chemnitz Hospital
“The KAKS is: Good. Exciting. Courageous. Perhaps the latter is what makes it special. I see the courage of KAKS to believe in research, to invest in retinoblastoma research. To invest money, time and love. Research and medicine are often far removed from people, alien, incomprehensible. KAKS goes right into that.”
Mission of KAKS
In contrast to other cancers, there has been little research into molecular biological therapies for retinoblastoma for a long time.
The reason: retinoblastoma is a rare disease and there is no economic interest.
Publications
Here you will find an overview of the publications that have emerged from Kaks research.
KAKS research projects
We strive to continuously improve the care of retinoblastoma patients in the areas of early detection, therapy and aftercare.
Here you can find an overview of our research projects.
Project funding
The Children’s Eye Cancer Foundation primarily supports therapy optimization studies and application-oriented scientific projects.
Research
partner
A heartfelt thank you
- University Hospital Tübingen, Clinic for Ophthalmology
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam
- University Hospital Essen, Clinic for Ophthalmology
- University Hospital Children’s Hospital III Essen
- Essen University Hospital, Institute of Human Genetics
- University Hospital Amsterdam, Holland
- Charite, Children’s Hospital
- University Hospital Münster
- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein