On the road with Milly: LRG Advocates in Washington, DC
Live from Washington By Mildred Menos Hi Guys, Some of you may know me from hosting GDOLs (GIST Days of Learning in your city, that welcome phone call you received when you became a [...]
Patient Registry Presented to Columbia University
On Friday, May 22, members of the Life Raft Group traveled to Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health to share the technology, capabilities and data of the LRG Patient Registry. The presentation was [...]
The Life Raft Group Joins OVAC
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce its recent membership in One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC). Established in 2000, OVAC has grown to become the Capitol’s leading cancer coalition by unifying US cancer [...]
Virtual Tumor Board Expands to Adult GIST Cases
The Life Raft Group is excited to announce that our Virtual GIST Tumor Boards have been so successful within the global Pediatric GIST community that we are now expanding our applications to review adult GIST [...]
LRG State Leaders Connect in First Virtual Meeting
On Wednesday, February 11, the Life Raft Group’s state leaders had their first opportunity to gather virtually and to discuss the best strategies for bringing together and building a support community for patients and [...]
LRG State Leaders Connect
On Wednesday, February 11, the Life Raft Group’s state leaders had their first opportunity to gather virtually and discuss best strategies for bringing together and building a support community for GIST patients and caregivers [...]
LRG Accepting Applications For Third Virtual GIST Tumor Board
The Life Raft Group is opening up the application process for our third Virtual GIST Tumor Board, date to be determined. This time we are expanding our applications to review all GIST cases from around [...]
2015 GDOL Series Kicks off in San Diego
Dr. Jason Sicklick On Saturday, January 24, the Moores Cancer Center in sunny San Diego played host to the first of our 2015 GIST Days of Learning. Nearly fifty GIST patients, caregivers, family [...]
GIST 101 Webcast Delivers the Basics
David Josephy On August 13th the LRG presented its most highly attended webcast to date, “GIST 101: Understanding the Basics and Biology Behind GIST”. The webcast was presented by longtime friend of [...]
Virtual roundtable about GIST with Jerry Call
Jerry Call, Science Director On Wednesday, September 17, the Life Raft Group hosted “Virtual Roundtable with Jerry Call,” the second session in its Virtual Roundtable series. The live Q&A with the LRG [...]