GIST: La Vision de Radiologo
"GIST: La Vision Del Radiologo", presentación del Patricia Castillo MD, October 27, 2016.
GIST: Actualizacion en el tratamiento
"GIST: Actualizacion en el tratamiento", presentación del Matias Chacon, May 12, 2016.
Rol de los Hallazgos Histopatologicos y del Analisis Molecular en el Tratamiento del GIST
Rol de los Hallazgos Histopatologicos y del Analisis Molecular en el Tratamiento del GIST presentación del Monica Garcia-Buitrago, October 30, 2015.
GIST: Avances en Diagnostico y Tratamiento
GIST Avances en Diagnostico y Tratamiento presentación del Dr. Marcelo Garrido Salvo, July 23, 2015.
Sixth Annual Meeting of Alianza GIST in Miami
Representatives from ten Latin American countries gathered on May 17 in Miami, Florida, for the sixth annual meeting of Alianza GIST to discuss issues related to advocacy work in their region, last year’s accomplishments [...]
GIST Support Austria: A Community of Hope
International support for the GIST Patient Community continues to grow. In this article, Amy Bruno-Lindner reports on GIST Support Austria. Since the summer of 2013, GIST patients in Austria have had someone to turn [...]
Advocacy in Chile: An Update
Above Left to Right: Piga Fernandez, Health Minister Carmen Castillo Taucher, President Michelle Bachelet We reported previously on the advocacy work being in Chile to benefit patients who need high cost treatments for seriously ill [...]
Love is at the Heart of Henzo Kenya
As the Life Raft Group continues to grow globally, we will highlight our international friends in each newsletter issue. In this interview with Ferdinand Mwangura, Chairman of Henzo Kenya, we discover how the seeds [...]
Phase II Clinical Trial in Australia
A Phase II clinical trial comparing Imatinib alternated with Regorafenib to Imatinib alone is currently underway and recruiting in Australia. The trial, sponsored by the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, looks to examine the feasibility of [...]
Piga Fernández: Advocate For Change
Advocacy for GIST patients is a vital part of the work the Life Raft Group undertakes, but there are advocacy “superheroes” out there, going above and beyond to ensure that all GIST patients receive [...]