Dr. Ron DeMatteo GIST specialist surgeon Dr. Ron DeMatteo, along with colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), has published a new paper in the April issue of Cancer Research with potentially [...]
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 [...]
Hi friends, It's time to begin the second leg of this super trip. So with a heavy heart and a heavier suitcase we bid goodbye to OVAC Lobby Day and Washington D.C. That's right- we! [...]
In an online article, Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner, discussed the topic of off-label product claims by pharmaceutical companies. Off-label use in this case refers to using a medication for an intention [...]
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 [...]
Hi friends,The day has come. Our GIST Advocacy Avengers (it's a working title) have been prepped, scheduled and prepped some more in order to take on their string of meetings with policymakers on Capitol Hill. [...]
Live From Washington- Training for the Hill By Mildred Menos Hi friends (see how close we've gotten already?), Your trusty reporter Milly here, reporting live from Capitol Hill. Oh, wait, not yet, technically right [...]
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 [...]
With precision medicine an accepted paradigm in cancer treatment, finding the right targeted drug treatment for each patient can prove challenging. MIT chemical engineers have designed an implantable device, which is about the size [...]
In Santiago, Chile, on April 22, 2015, The Chilean Health Ministry (MINSAL) organized a seminar to discuss regional policies for cancer prevention and control. Representatives of WHO, OPS, RINC, and UNASUR, were invited along [...]
