Jerry Call

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So far Jerry Call has created 35 blog entries.

Join Our Tissue Bank – Help the LRG Find A Cure

Join our Tissue Bank - Help the LRG in the search for a cure. Wildtype GIST tissue is needed for a current LRG Research Team project. If you or a loved one are a wildtype GIST patient, please help the LRG Research Team in its search for the cure by donating your tissue.

By |2019-09-20T12:53:09-04:00April 1st, 2013|Advocacy, News, Patient Registry, Tissue Bank|

First report of a GIST patient responding to a BRAF inhibitor

First report of a GIST patient responding to a BRAF inhibitor. Dr. Gerald Falchook and colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center provided the first report of a GIST patient responding to a BRAF inhibitor. The BRAF gene is frequently mutated in melanoma and BRAF inhibitors provide one of the most important therapies available for melanoma patients

By |2019-09-20T12:57:43-04:00March 14th, 2013|News, Research|

Imatinib Plasma Levels Revisited – An editorial post by Jerry Call

Since we have gotten a number of questions about Gleevec (imatinib) plasma levels and testing, I think it’s time to revisit the subject, especially for newer members. Since this is a very complex subject, this may take a few emails and a few days.

By |2019-04-08T09:01:29-04:00January 21st, 2013|Gleevec, News|
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