GIST: Actualizacion en el tratamiento
"GIST: Actualizacion en el tratamiento", presentación del Matias Chacon, May 12, 2016.
Sebastian Bauer Awarded the 2015 GIST Group Switzerland Science Prize
LRG research team member, Dr. Sebastian Bauer recently received the 6th Annual Science Prize awarded by the GIST Group Switzerland on November 26, 2015 at the semi-annual meeting of the Swiss Group for Clinical [...]
Henzo Kenya Holds Psychological Support and Wellness Conference
Henzo Kenya, the CML and GIST support organization in Kenya, Africa held a conference at the Nairobi Hospital in the New Lecture Theatre Hall on Psychological Support and Wellness [...]
Rol de los Hallazgos Histopatologicos y del Analisis Molecular en el Tratamiento del GIST
Rol de los Hallazgos Histopatologicos y del Analisis Molecular en el Tratamiento del GIST presentación del Monica Garcia-Buitrago, October 30, 2015.
GIST: Avances en Diagnostico y Tratamiento
GIST Avances en Diagnostico y Tratamiento presentación del Dr. Marcelo Garrido Salvo, July 23, 2015.
Sixth Annual Meeting of Alianza GIST in Miami
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 [...]
GIST Support Austria: A Community of Hope
International support for the GIST Patient Community continues to grow. In this article, Amy Bruno-Lindner reports on GIST Support Austria. Since the summer of 2013, GIST patients in Austria have had someone to turn [...]
Miami Hosts New Horizons Meeting
GIST advocates from around the world gathered in Miami for the annual New Horizons conference. This international meeting was launched by Novartis Oncology in 2003 with the title, “New Horizons in Treating CML and [...]
Love is at the Heart of Henzo Kenya
As the Life Raft Group continues to grow globally, we will highlight our international friends in each newsletter issue. In this interview with Ferdinand Mwangura, Chairman of Henzo Kenya, we discover how the seeds [...]
Piga Fernández: Advocate For Change
Advocacy for GIST patients is a vital part of the work the Life Raft Group undertakes, but there are advocacy “superheroes” out there, going above and beyond to ensure that all GIST patients receive [...]
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada announces 3rd Annual day of learning
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada held its 3rd Annual Day of Learning on October 18, 2014 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, BC. Speakers includes Dr. [...]
Alianza GIST meets in Zurich, Switzerland
Alianza GIST members from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain joined representatives from the Life Raft Group in Zurich, Switzerland from May 14 to 17. The major focus of the meeting was to develop a new methodology in order to move towards Alianza GIST autonomy.