The year 2010 is gone, an important year for the Latin American GIST Coalition. In 2010 the Monterrey Declaration was signed during the first summit meeting of the group. The group had the privilege of meeting the LRG research team, who works on a daily basis to find the cure for GIST.
At the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal (GI ASCO) Symposium January 20, 2011, researchers reported progression-free and overall survival benefit in newly diagnosed advanced GIST patients in an ongoing Masitinib (AB1010) Phase II trial in France.
Bayer initiates a randomized Phase III trial of Regorafenib in GIST: On January 10, 2011 Bayer Healthcare in Berlin, Germany announced the initiation of a randomized phase III trial of Regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor patients.
Two human cancer cells seen just before they divide into four cells, viewed at 100x magnification. From the Nikon International Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Ellen Rosenthal, Michigan Local Group Coordinator, had this to say about their latest local group meeting, “In attendance at the September 23 Michigan LRG meeting were Abbas and Zahrina Patni, Lynne Newman, Jim Martin, Helen [...]
According to Colorado Coordinator, Jerry Call, “The October Colorado meeting went very well. “There was some eating and drinking and lots of laughs in addition to a few sorrows. It seems that there is a [...]
This article is excerpted from a Bloomberg News story. FDA to pharma: Review your marketing to make sure it’s not breaking the rules, or else. In the second headsup from an agency official since March, FDA [...]
Dr. Su Young Kim, who runs the NIH’s Wildtype & Pediatric GIST clinic, has been a little busy lately...welcoming a baby girl in to the world! Su & his wife, Yeanhee, greeted little Cara Kim, 8 [...]
This holiday season, ditch the guilt of spending and make a purchase that combines the good feelings of giving and charitable giving by shopping online through iGive.com and Goodshop.com. With partnerships from over 1,500 popular stores on both [...]
“The skydive was awesome!” says Stacey McAully. On October 24, Stacey, her sister, Sammy, and their best friend, Gemma Day skydived to raise money for The Sarcoma Trust, a UK charity which funds research into [...]
