SPAGN Member Groups

The network only is as strong as its members. SPAGN welcomes every sarcoma, GIST or desmoid patient group and individuals interested in sarcomas worldwide to become part of our network and thus strengthen it.

SPAGN Member Groups_As of 2026 02 27

 

Our members

Please find our member organizations listed below. It gives you a sense of SPAGN’s extensive reach and the notable work our members do. This can be in the most challenging of environments, for example where healthcare, medicines and equipment for sarcoma treatments and care do not exist, are in short supply or not accessible equitably. We know that by working together with other organizations and initiatives we can achieve more.

  1. Australia: Sock it to Sarcoma
  2. Austria: GIST Support Österreich
  3. Belgium: Cum Cura
  4. Bulgaria: GIST and STS Alliance for Patients - Bulgaria
  5. Bulgaria: TOGETHER FIGHTING SARCOMA
  6. Bulgaria: Sarcomafree Foundation
  7. Brazil: Desmóide Brasil | Associação Brasileira do Tumor Desmóide
  8. Finland: Finnish GIST and Sarcoma Patient Network
  9. France: Info Sarcomes
  10. France: SOS Desmoide France
  11. Germany: Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung/German Sarcoma Foundation
  12. Germany: SOS-Desmoid
  13. Germany: SMARCB1 e.V.
  14. Germany: Ultra Rare Sarcoma e.V.
  15. Hungary: Érintettek Association
  16. Hungary: Recovering Together Association/Gyógyulj Velünk Egyesület
  17. India: Friends of Max GIST
  18. India: SPANDAN (part of V Care)
  19. India: DigiSwasthya Foundation
  20. India: Sachin Sarcoma Society
  21. Ireland: Sarcoma Cancer Ireland
  22. Israel: Israeli GIST Patients Organisation
  23. Italy: A.I.G. Associazione Italiana GIST
  24. Italy: Italian Desmoid Foundation
  25. Italy: Fondazione Paola Gonzato-Rete Sarcoma ETS
  26. Italy: MC4 in corsa per la vita!
  27. Italy: Orchestra per la Vita Onlus
  28. Japan: GISTERS
  29. Kenya: Henzo Kenya
  30. Macedonia: GIST Patient Group Macedonia
  31. Moldova: Viața Continuă – Oncology Patients Association
  32. Netherlands: Patientenplatform Sarcomen
  33. Netherlands: Chordoma Foundation Europe
  34. New Zealand: The Sarcoma Foundation New Zealand
  35. Norway: Sarkomer Norway
  36. Poland: Stow. Pomocy Chorym Na GIST
  37. Poland: Stowarzyszenie Pomocy Chorym na Mięsaki i Czerniaki SARCOMA
  38. Romania: HomeCare Association
  39. South America: Alianza GIST
  40. South Africa: Campaigning for Cancer
  41. Spain: FUNDACIÓN MARI PAZ JIMENEZ CASADO
  42. Spain: ASARGA – Association of Sarcomas Assistance Groups
  43. Sweden: GIST Sverige
  44. Sweden: Sarkomföreningen
  45. Sweden: Barncancerfonden – The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund 
  46. Switzerland: Swiss GIST Group
  47. Switzerland: Shane Osteosarcoma Association
  48. Tanzania: Feliciana Mshanga Memorial Cancer Foundation (FMMCF)
  49. Turkey: Genç Birikim Derneği & Youth Accumulation Association
  50. Uganda: Uganda Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (UAPO)
  51. UK: Bone Cancer Research Trust
  52. UK: Desmoid Fibromatosis UK Patients & Caregivers
  53. UK: EHE Rare Cancer Charity
  54. UK: George Pantziarka TP53 Trust (GPTP53)
  55. UK: GIST Cancer UK and PAWS GIST
  56. UK: Sarcoma UK
  57. UK: The Boom Foundation
  58. UK: Leiomyosarcoma Research UK
  59. UK: Edward Showler Foundation
  60. USA: Chondrosarcoma Foundation
  61. USA: Chordoma Foundation
  62. USA: Desmoid Tumour Research Foundation
  63. USA: GSI - GIST Support International
  64. USA: Make IT Better Agents - pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit
  65. USA: National Leiomyosarcoma Foundation
  66. USA: Sarcoma Strong
  67. USA & International: The Life Raft Group
    - GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor)
    - TGCT Support (Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor)
    - GCT Support (Giant Cell Tumor)
    - Liposarcoma Support Network 
  68. USA: Sarcoma Alliance
  69. USA: Sarcoma Coalition
  70. USA: Sarcoma Foundation of America
  71. USA: Northwest Sarcoma Foundation
  72. USA: Rein in Sarcoma
  73. USA: Clear Cell Sarcoma Foundation
  74. USA: The EHE Foundation
  75. USA: Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma 
  76. USA: Synovial Sarcoma Foundation
  77. USA: The Bardo Foundation 
  78. USA: The Desmoid Project
  79. USA: The Ewing Sarcoma Institute
  80. USA: Rutledge Cancer Foundation
  81. USA: Solitary Fibrous Tumor Foundation

Why join SPAGN?

Enjoy information exchange with other members, receive SPAGN newsletters and briefings, an invitation to SPAGN’s annual meeting, short description incl. contact information of your organization on our website etc. But most of all: Join forces, because as a united international sarcoma community we all have a better chance to make our voices heard!

 

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