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. [...]
Protein Complex Believed To Be Cancer-Causing Gene
A recent study from MD Anderson provides insight into a protein complex that plays a significant role in cancer.In the study at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center, similarities were drawn between bean [...]
Clinical Registry Study Planned by ASCO
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is planning its first-ever clinical registry study, the Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR). ASCO plans should increase patient access to off-label drugs and match patients with [...]
Fundacion GIST Advocates for Rare Disease Day In Mexico
LRG's Rodrigo Salas, member of the Board of Directors, was interviewed on Televisa Monterrey as part of Fundacion GIST Mexico's citizen initiative to have February 28 declared "Rare Disease Day" in their home state [...]
GIST 31 wishes highlight the holiday season: Days 24-31
GIST 31 Wishes...what does that mean? Every day, whether consciously or not, we make a wish for the future. Something we hope happens, something we hope doesn't, something we really want. We at LRG HQ [...]
Alia Coleman: To Know Fear and to Overcome It
Alia Coleman, a Pediatric GISTer, has known fear, and works at overcoming it daily. She is an inspiration to us all. This video was used as part of a presentation on fearlessness at the [...]
GIST 31 wishes light the holiday season – Days 17-23
GIST 31 Wishes...what does that mean? Every day, whether consciously or not, we make a wish for the future. Something we hope happens, something we hope doesn't, something we really want. We at LRG HQ [...]
Artist Ellen Mayer featured in Hope Murals Project
Ellen Mayer, LRG member, recently participated in the Lilly Oncology On Canvas Art Competition in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station. Individual artists were invited to tell the story of their cancer journey on [...]
GIST 31 wishes light the holiday season – Days 9-16
GIST 31 Wishes...what does that mean? Every day, whether consciously or not, we make a wish for the future. Something we hope happens, something we hope doesn't, something we really want. We at LRG HQ [...]
Life Raft group Attends Partnering for Cures Meeting
The sixth annual Partnering for Cures meeting sponsored by FasterCures was held November 16-18 in New York City. Over 1,000 attendees from biopharma, governmental agencies, academia, philanthropy and patient advocacy organizations came together to explore [...]