Cancerversary: Pat Berg
I had a “surprise” diagnosis of GIST in April, 2009, and thanks to the Life Raft Group and its knowledge and an excellent surgeon along with the assistance of Gleevec for about five years, [...]
LRG Research Team Member Anette Duensing Receives 2014 GIST Award
The GIST Group Switzerland recently awarded its Science Prize to Dr. Anette Duensing, Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and a member of the LRG’s Research Team. GIST Group [...]
PAWS-GIST Cancer Clinic Opens in the UK
Jayne Bressington, Patient Director of the PAWS-GIST Initiative & Trustee of GIST Support UK The first national Pediatric, Adolescent, Wild-type and Syndromic GIST (PAWS GIST) clinic in the United Kingdom was held on [...]
LRG Research Team members contribute to new research with dystrophin study
In a recently published article in Nature Genetics, several prominent cancer researchers and GIST experts, led by Dr. Dr. Yuexiang Wang and including Dr. Jonathan Fletcher of Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dr. Matthew van de Rijn of Stanford University Center, who are both members of the LRG’s research team, discuss new research findings that may potentially help identify GIST patients with a future high risk for metastases.
New Horizons Zurich Meeting Declaration
The 2014 Zurich Declaration Principles for the transition to “Generic Drugs” for GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors) Background and Purpose: GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor) is a rare sarcoma, with an annual incidence of about 15 persons [...]
Complete Resection May Result in Long-Term GIST Survival
The results of a retrospective study indicated that patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) who are able to achieve complete macroscopic surgical resection of their disease may be able to achieve long-term survival.
LRG Appreciation Event brings together local supporters
In this spirit of appreciation, the Life Raft Group invited the local GIST community to a special dinner just to say thanks.
Tissue Bank Update – Resistant Tissue is Scarce
In recent years we have been able to gain valuable information from the data produced by tissue donations to the GIST Collaborative Tissue Bank.
Tamara Taggart: Cancer cover girl
Tamara Taggart is the cover girl for a British Columbia (BC) magazine that debuted last month.
2013 LRG Research Team Progress Report
Accomplishments—Recent Progress: 1. Using mouse models, successfully attacked GIST with antibodies, essentially telling immune system to eat the cancer cells.