CARE FOR RARE Collaborative Grants (ETMR and ATRT Research)

CARE FOR RARE Collaborative Grants

Funder: The CARE FOR RARE Collaborative - comprised of six pediatric cancer charities:

• Bibi Fund
• The Jonah Finn Foundation
• Gold Ribbon Kids Cancer Foundation
• Solving Kids' Cancer
• Hope4ATRT Foundation
• Ty Louis Campbell Foundation

Geographic Scope: International

Focus Areas: Rare and aggressive pediatric brain tumors:

• ETMR (Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes): Predominantly affects children under 4 years old; 5-year survival rate of only 10-30% despite intensive therapies; therapy-resistant and prone to rapid relapse
• ATRT (Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor): Rare and aggressive brain tumor primarily affecting children under 3 years old; 5-year survival rate around 30% despite intensive treatment; defined by specific genetic alterations and prone to rapid recurrence

Award Details:

• $200,000 per award
• 3 awards total ($600,000 collaborative funding)
• Recipients (2025 cycle):
  1. Johannes Gojo, MD, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Austria - "Advanced Resistance Mapping and Overcoming Relapse of ETMR (ARMOR)"
  2. Eric Raabe, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - "Combined epigenetic targeting in ATRT"
  3. Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver - "Targeting CDK7 for ATRT Therapy"

Contact Information:

• Solving Kids' Cancer: info@solvingkidscancer.org
• Phone: 212 588 6624
• Address: 1 East 53rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022

About the Mission:
The collaborative aims to address the lack of research and funding in these tumor types with the goal to improve survival in children with these understudied, rare tumors.