GIST Cancer Journal October Issue Has Arrived
The 7th issue of the GIST Cancer Journal, official journal of the LRG and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST is now available
Mechanisms of Disease Persistence in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
By Tamas Ordog, LRG Research Team, Martin Zörnig and Yujiro Hayashi Dr. Tamas Ordog Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) represent a substantial proportion of human bone and soft tissue sarcomas.1 GIST are thought [...]
Immunotherapy: Game Changing Cancer Treatments
Two recent articles summarize the promise that immunotherapy provides for the future of cancer treatment. Immunotherapy refers to treatments that aid your own immune system in fighting cancer cells. The first, from U.S. News [...]
Institute of Medicine Report Findings on Diagnostic Error
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare, outlines findings on the state of diagnostic error in our healthcare system. A follow-up to the 2000 landmark study, To Err [...]
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Announces Innovative Basket Study
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) recently announced results from a "basket study," an innovative clinical trial design that studies response to drugs based on specific mutations in patients' tumors rather than where the cancer originated.The [...]
Update on Potential Treatments for Imatinib-Resistant GIST
In a recent article entitled "Emerging Agents for the Treatment of Advanced, Imatinib-Resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Current Status and Future Directions" published online in Springer for Research and Development, LRG Research Team member Sebastian Bauer [...]
The GIST Cancer Journal has Arrived
The 6th issue of the GIST Cancer Journal, official journal of the LRG and the first academic journal devoted solely to GIST is now available
New Study Reviews Follow-Up Treatment Strategies for GIST
In a recent article in the May 2015 edition of the European Journal of Cancer, Heikki Joensuu, one of the foremost authorities on adjuvant treatment for GIST, discussed how follow-up treatment is currently performed for [...]
Study on Vitamin Supplements Raises Concerns
A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting on vitamin supplements and their role in the increased risk of cancer and heart disease has raised concerns. Although the [...]
LRG Research Team Meets in Cleveland
In early May, the LRG Research Team held a two-day in-person meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Cleveland Clinic, where I conduct my research. Two primary aims of the meeting were to work on [...]