Erin Kristoff

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Life Fest: Clinician of the Year Winner and Tree of Life Project

By Belinda Ehrlich, LRG Program Associate & Erin Kristoff, Newsletter Editor And the winner is... After careful consideration, the Life Raft Group has chosen the recipient of the GIST Clinician of the Year award – Dr. [...]

By |2018-07-30T09:55:38-04:00April 1st, 2010|News|

Patients with rare cancer get second chance to fight back

When Morty Wagman underwent surgery to remove a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) in 2008 with his wife Judi by his side, he was faced with a concerning 55 percent chance that his cancer would return. Then, his oncologist told him about Gleevec (imatinib), a treatment that could greatly reduce the risk of his cancer returning, and Wagman felt empowered and hopeful. Today, he and his wife applaud Health Canada for approving Gleevec for patients with this potentially life-threatening condition, at an earlier stage in the disease.

By |2013-08-19T10:52:06-04:00February 1st, 2010|News|

KIT and PDGFRA Mutations in GIST: A to Z

This is part one of a two-part series on “KIT and PDGFRA kinase mutations in GIST: from A to Z”. In this newsletter, Dr. Heinrich will provide a background on the role of kinase mutations in GIST, focusing largely on the biological and clinical implications of these mutations. In part two (which will be featured in the July 2007 edition of the newsletter, following the special “Five-year anniversary” edition),

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