GIST Cancer Journal Spring Issue Out!
The 5th issue of the GIST Cancer Journal, official journal of the LRG and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST is now available
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 [...]
San Diego GDOL: Q&A
On January 24, the first GDOL (GIST Days of Learning) of 2015 brought together nearly fifty GIST patients, caregivers, family members and volunteers at the University of California San Diego Medical Center. A recap [...]
Managing GIST Side Effects
Presentation of Elizabeth Fontao, Physician Assistant formerly at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center with a Question & Answer Session that includes Dr.Loretta A. Williams, MD Anderson Cancer Center from the 3rd annual GIST Day of [...]
GDOL Miami 2014 Welcome and Introductions
GDOL Miami 2014 welcome and introductions by Sara Rothschild, Life Raft Group Program Director, Dr. Jonathan Trent, Professor of Medicine, Co-Director Musculoskeletal Center, Sarcoma Medical Research Program, and Dr. Stephen Nimer, Director of Sylvester Comprehensive [...]
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 Cancer Journal Winter Issue Out!
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the fourth issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST. [...]
Life Fest 2014: A Celebration of the LRG Community
Our biennial Life Fest convention was held November 7th – 9th at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in New Jersey. It was a spectacular event filled with stories, laughter and tears shared by GISTERs, caregivers, [...]
Epidemiology of GIST
Dr. Jason Sicklick An interview with Dr. Jason Sicklick In a recently published study, Jason Sicklick, MD, surgical oncologist at University of California, San Diego Health System, and his team of researchers [...]