Be a Part of the GIST Mosaic
GISTers, please consider participating in this awesome mosaic honoring all GIST thrivers that we're partnering with CogentBiosciences to create. Let's tell the world about GIST!
Life Fest New Orleans 2022: Sights & Sounds
Life Fest has a roster of great GIST education programming but there's also time at the day's end to indulge in some local activities. Here's a list of some of the top attractions in NOLA.
Centro de Oncología de Precisión U. Mayor reunió a pacientes con cánceres gastrointestinales
El encuentro, organizado para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Concientización del GIST en conjunto con la Fundación GIST Chile, destacó la necesidad y la importancia del diagnóstico precoz y las terapias personalizadas para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes.
Did You Know? The LRG Hosts Monthly Virtual GISTer & Caregiver Support Groups
The Life Raft Group hosts two monthly support groups - one specifically for GISTers and the other for Caregivers which meet twice a month- via Zoom.
Ten Reasons to Attend Life Fest New Orleans 2022!
It’s time to get ready for our Life Fest celebration in New Orleans! Here are the top ten reasons to attend.
LRG Staff Commentary on ASCO22 Presentations/Posters
The Life Raft Group Data Management & Research and Communications Team attended remotely to gain knowledge of current research in GIST and to track breaking news and social media networking. In this post, we present commentary on several presentations and posters.
Updates from ASCO
In this webinar, Dr. Andrew Wagner and Dr. Herbert Loong summarize abstracts and presentations presented during the ASCO22 conference relevant to the GIST patient community.
Life Fest 2022 Program Highlights
Join the LRG team, renowned GIST experts, and fellow GISTers & family at Life Fest, July 29th-31st, in New Orleans, LA, and learn more about GIST in either of these two sessions: General or SDH.
Our 20/20 Challenge Continues!
Join this Matching Gift Challenge for June 17th! A generous LRG donor has challenged The Life Raft Group with raising $3K by Friday, June 17th.
The Life Raft Group Patient Registry in Review 2021
The LRG plays an instrumental role in bridging the gap between patients with valuable clinical GISTories and researchers who are eager to understand the natural causes of GIST. To illustrate the progress of our data collection in the LRG GIST Patient Registry, we have released the GIST Patient Registry In Review for 2021.