GDOL Portland 2019 Photo Gallery
The Life Raft Group held a GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) in Portland, at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), on June 22nd, 2019. GDOLs are free, one-day programs that provide both education and [...]
LRG Webcast: GIST – El punto de vista del patólogo
Presentación del Dr. Chris Corless, profesor de patología en la Universidad de Oregón. Habla desde experiencia como patólogo trabajando con los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal (GIST). Nos actualiza sobre diagnóstico, mutaciones, riesgos de recurrencia, [...]
Salud con Datos 2019 Photo Gallery
These are some memorable photos from Salud con Datos 2019. On May 7th, representatives from Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and The Life Raft Group assembled for the annual Salud con Datos meeting in Wayne, NJ. [...]
The First GIST DO IT Walk NJ – Held in Loving Memory of Ted Wolf
An Amazing Day in Verona Park! Participants in the GIST DO IT Walk NJ 2019 On May 4, 2019, The Life Raft Group held its first GIST DO IT Walk in New [...]
Update on a New Clinical Trial Offered to Eligible GIST Patients
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is testing an investigational drug called ripretinib (DCC-2618) as a potential new treatment option for patients living with GIST. About Ripretinib Ripretinib is an oral investigational drug designed to treat GISTs that [...]
LRG Webcast: Symptom and Side Effect Management
Symptom and Side Effect Management of GIST Treatment Listen to the Webcast GIST and its treatment can cause a variety of symptoms. Adequate management of symptoms can improve a patient’s quality [...]
Global Representative Spotlight – Adriana María Garzón Pinzón, Colombia
Adriana’s journey with cancer began 15 years ago. After conquering Stage 3 breast cancer, she changed her professional path and poured her skills, talents, and experience into serving other cancer patients. In 2004, Adriana, [...]
State Leader Spotlight – John Abrams, Colorado, USA
John Abrams, our new LRG State Leader for Colorado, has a vision of helping others cope with GIST. John’s story spans a journey with three types of cancer. First, misdiagnosed in 1997 with leiomyosarcoma, [...]
Ron Agypt – In Memoriam
Ronald George Agypt, 62, born in Johnstown, PA on June 3, 1956 to George Abraham Agypt and Mary Jane (Abraham) Agypt (both deceased), passed away on April 10th, 2019, at his home in Alpharetta, [...]
LRG Webcast: Optimizing GIST Treatment
Are you interested in optimizing your treatment? In 'Optimizing GIST Treatment', this world-renown GIST expert from Europe will share his wealth of experience and insight about how he has helped patients live longer, and [...]
