Believe in Hope – A GIST Story
This story is shared by Virginia Terrebonne, GIST Patient and LRG Member, and is part of our Faces of Courage series. My name is Virginia VanMeter Terrebonne. I am a 56-year-old female originally from [...]
Global Spotlight – Introducing Two New Global Representatives
Two new representatives have join the LRG community, providing resources and support to patients in Russia, and Kenya. Dmitry Bukhtenkov Dmitry Bukhtenkov is the newest LRG Global Representative for Russia. Born in [...]
In Loving Memory of Lawrence B. Freed
Lawrence B. Freed – 6/1/1949 – 2/23/2018 After a long journey with GIST, Lawrence B. Freed passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Linda [...]
It’s a Journey: Our Experience on Clinical Trials
By Jennifer Moore, LRG Member I was waiting in line to pick up a new prescription for Gleevec when my husband ran in and told me to forget it. After two surgeries, a year [...]
Why Do Cancer Patients Join Clinical Trials?
At the most basic level, cancer patients join clinical trials because of perceived value and perceived cost. In this context, perceived cost refers to more than just financial cost, although that is important. Perceived [...]
Global GIST Advocates Convene at LRG Headquarters
The Life Raft Group had the pleasure of hosting the global New Horizons GIST meeting this year in our Wayne, New Jersey office. This international meeting traditionally gathers global GIST advocates with the shared [...]
Clinical Trials Offer Hope for GIST Patients
The Life Raft Group Clinic Trials Database currently lists 31 trials that are open that are or could be of interest to GIST patients. Many of the most interesting of these new drugs are [...]
LRG Presents Poster at CTOS, 2017
Dr. Jason Sicklick and Norman Scherzer co-present poster at 2017 CTOS meeting. Norman Scherzer, Executive Director of The Life Raft Group, recently co-presented a poster at the 2017 CTOS (Connective Tissue Oncology [...]
Life Raft Group Canada’s 6th Annual GIST Day of Learning a Success
By Malcolm Sutherland Life Raft Group Canada (LRGC) held its 6th Annual GIST Day of Learning on October 21, 2-17 in Toronto. Topics Topics included: “Highlights from New Horizons GIST Conference”, presented by LRGC President [...]
The Life Raft Group: A Love Story
For some time we have been describing the history of the Life Raft Group as being built upon hundreds of love stories. Parents for their children. Husbands for their wives. Lovers for their soul mates. [...]