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Researcher Nitya Raj, MD, Explores “Liquid” Biopsy

It can be difficult to biopsy tissue from pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) for genomic profiling. To help create safe and non-invasive tests for genomic mutations before, during, and after treatment in PNET patients, NETRF is funding researchers that are testing a novel alternative known as a “liquid biopsy.”

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A Community Again Comes Together for a Cause

The 7th annual memorial golf tournament on behalf of Jacob Carwile took place on a hot July day at the Hidden Valley Golf & Country Club, Livingston, Tennessee. Like every year, Earl Carwile set out early to place sponsorship signs at every tee before the first round of golfers headed out onto the nine-hole course for the first of two tee times.

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Accelerating our understanding of neuroendocrine tumors to find better treatments

Growing small intestinal organoids in a petri dish. Sequencing the “runaway” DNA of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor from a blood sample. Evaluating whether environmental or infectious agents contribute to the development of NETs. The research programs funded by NETRF this year push the search for the causes of this disease to the horizon of emerging scientific research.

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NETRF recognized as top-tier charity

NETRF’s strong financial position, transparency, and accountability again earned it a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, a national evaluator of nonprofits. The 4-star rating indicates

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