Affect Change From The Top: A GIST Advocacy Primer
In preparation for July 13th's GIST Awareness Day we have invited top advocates to share their best strategies on how to campaign for change and raise awareness about GIST.
Epigenomics – A new frontier in research
In a recent article from Biomed Central, the importance of epigenomics and the Human Genome Project and more recent cancer- focused initiatives are discussed. A new paradigm being explored is the idea of C2c (cancer [...]
Results from collaborative trial announced at ASCO
At the recent American Society of American Oncology Meeting (ASCO), Dr. George Demetri, Director of the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, presented results from a collaborative trial that indicates in [...]
How Do Immunotherapy Drugs Work?
A recent article from Cancer Research UK discusses immunotherapy, and the attention its role in the future of cancer treatment may play. In response to the interest in immunotherapy at the 50th Annual Meeting of [...]
Long-term benefits from targeted therapy for GIST
George Demetri, MD, Senior Vice President for Experimental Therapeutics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the lasting benefit of targeted therapy that included Gleevec in advanced GIST at the recent 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society [...]
Innovative Immunotherapy Treatments Garner Attention
New research on innovative immunotherapy treatments was presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Immunotherapy is used in fighting cancer by activating and amplifying the patient’s immune response [...]
White Out Cancer day announced by the Cancer Research Institute
Today is White Out Cancer Day. In order to honor Cancer Immunotherapy Month, The Cancer Research Institute is encouraging everyone to wear white today. Immunotherapy is a promising field in cancer research and treatment that [...]
Immunotherapy Treatments for Cancer Key Topic at ASCO
Immunotherapy treatments garnered a great deal of attention at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This article from the New York Times discusses this form of treatment and its [...]
Diana Smith Helps to Raise Awareness for GIST by Sharing Her Journey
Life Raft Group member, Diana Smith was recently featured in an article in Clarksville Tennessee’s Leaf Chronicle about GIST. The article quotes Assistant Program Director, Mildred Menos and provides helpful information about GIST sure to [...]
GIST Q&A with LRG Science Director Jerry Call on April 28
Join The Life Raft Group for a GIST Q&A with LRG Science Director Jerry Call to be held on April 28. Jerry will answer all of your GIST questions live!