Dr. Brian Rubin of the LRG Research Clinic in Cleveland talks about the research we are able to do because of our amazing research team. He goes on to state that it is only a matter of time before we cure GIST. Our only obstacle is funding.
Is pregnancy for me?, is a common question among GIST patients. At present there isn't a lot of data on pregnancy and GIST. The prescription information on Gleevec clearly warns of risks if a [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Iclusig (ponatinib) to suspend marketing and sales of ponatinib because of the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of [...]
Health Canada has expanded approval for the use of Stivarga to fight Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST), according to an article from CNW. Bayer announced that Stivarga will now be available for treatment of adult patients with [...]
The AACR has released it's 2013 Cancer Progress report. The report is a comprehensive educational tool that illustrates the return on investments in cancer research and biomedical science. It discusses the various ways medical teams continue [...]
Telling your children you have GIST can be a stressful time. Here are 5 tips to help you tell your kids you have GIST. Unfortunately there is not a perfect way to tell your kids [...]
ARIAD has announced that their ponatinib (Iclusig) trial, which some GIST patients are participating in, has paused new enrollment based on consultations with the FDA regarding patients who experienced particular vascular events. Subject to agreement with [...]
Here is a recently published article from Alianza GIST Brazil representative Valeria Hartt about access to information, health equity and knowledge in cancer care in Brazil. Valeria described her article below: In order to add contributions [...]
Hundreds of patients are admitted to new clinical trials administered by the U.S. government. Since the government shutdown is going on it's third day, new patient additions for these trials have been put on hold [...]
A pivotal moment in U.S. healthcare has begun today, October 1. The Affordable Care Act, which was passed in 2010, is now in operation. Registration for health plans are now being accepted at the Health [...]
