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This month:

Every $1 you give turns into $3 for research

No new osteosarcoma treatments have been approved in 40 years. OSI is one of the nation’s leading funders of osteosarcoma research, investing $11.2 million in groundbreaking science and clinical trials to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure.

Faith Lautzenheiser being kissed on the forehead by her mother, Ruth, who shaved her head in solidarity

Osteosarcoma Statistics

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Osteosarcoma is the most common childhood bone cancer.
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No new treatments have been approved for osteosarcoma patients in 40 years.
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1 in 3 children with osteosarcoma will not survive.

“Giving up was not an option. I needed to be around for my kids.”

When Jill MacDonald was diagnosed with osteosarcoma within two weeks of her husband learning he had stage 4 colon cancer, she was determined to beat the odds.

“A child who loved sunflowers and the color yellow, Grace set the pace for her treatment and chose to fight from a place of positive energy.”

After a years-long battle with osteosarcoma, Grace Messinger’s mom, Carrie, says her daughter’s legacy lives on in the music and love she left behind.

“No one in our family has had cancer. It was shocking. I didn’t know which direction to go.”

When her youngest son, Jaden, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, Lei Zhang found support through OSI and her Houston community. Read Jaden’s story.

“We want to ensure that the assets we have developed are distributed to secure organizations like the OSI who will continue our mission long after we are gone.”

After losing their beloved dog, Lavinia, to osteosarcoma, her owners decided to earmark a portion of their estate for the OSI upon their passing.

What We Do

Our Strategy

Globally estimated, there are over 26,000 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed each year, with 1,000 being diagnosed in the United States, but treatment options haven’t advanced in 40 years. To find a cure for osteosarcoma, we have to collaborate, innovate, and translate around the most promising science.

Our Mission

The mission of the Osteosarcoma Institute is to dramatically increase treatment options and survival rates in osteosarcoma patients through identifying and funding the most promising and breakthrough osteosarcoma clinical trials and science.

More Ways to Help

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Honor a Loved One with a Donation

Making a donation in someone’s honor or giving in memory of a lost loved one is a meaningful way to celebrate the holidays.

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Share Your Osteosarcoma Story

Sharing your experience with osteosarcoma as a patient, survivor, family member or friend helps us secure grants for new treatments.

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Make a Donation to Find a Cure

Your contributions fund breakthrough clinical trials and science to identify new treatments and ultimately a cure for osteosarcoma.

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Report a Future Gift in Your Will

Planned giving costs you nothing today and allows you to dedicate a meaningful part of your legacy to finding a cure for osteosarcoma.

A foundational grant covers OSI’s administrative expenses, so 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to osteosarcoma research. Your support enables The Osteosarcoma Institute to continue our mission of identifying and funding the most promising and breakthrough osteosarcoma clinical trials and science.

Our Impact

Funding, removing obstacles, raising awareness and working together. The Osteosarcoma Institute funds breakthrough clinical trials and science to identify new treatments, and ultimately a cure for osteosarcoma.

$5,500,525

to Translational Studies

$1,480,000

to Clinical Trials

$1,120,000

to Correlative Research

$521,329

to Discretionary Grants