GIST Awareness Day Virtual Quilt
The GIST Awareness Day Virtual Quilt Video was displayed at this years's Life Fest. GIST Awareness Day gave us the opportunity to recognize those impacted with GIST, sarcoma, or any type of cancer to [...]
The Role of Big Data in Curing Cancer
A recent article by Lindsey Cook on the US News and World Report blog discusses the value of big data, the repositories of health information that are becoming more commonplace in healthcare institutions and organizations. [...]
The Life Raft Group Featured in Wayne Magazine
An article in the Fall issue of Wayne Magazine, a North Jersey Media publication, features The Life Raft Group, bringing awareness to the community about our mission to cure GIST, and to support those living [...]
Mia Byrne Runs Marathon in Tribute to Husband
On Sunday, October 12, 2014, Mia Byrne crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon, completing the race in 5:55. It was a tribute to her husband Michael that she was able to finish. In [...]
Strategies to rapidly identify and validate new therapies for GIST
By Dr. Anette Duensing, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Dr. Maria Debiec-Rychter, KU Leuven, Belgium, LRG Research Team Dr. Maria Debiec-Rychter Dr. Anette Duensing Although most GISTs initially respond well [...]
A bold and important act: Glenita Mungcal’s legacy helps to support research
Glenita Mungcal My mother, Glenita Mungcal, died from her GIST tumor earlier this year. What we thought was a fluke, a one-time tumor, became a six-year journey of trial, hope, consultations and [...]
2014 Night to Fight Cancer is a win for all
Left to right: Jerry Cudzil with winners Gary Narvaez, Brian Behrens, & Shirley Chan Oh, what a night!!! Jerry Cudzil’s 11th Annual Night to Fight Cancer was an overwhelming success and so much fun! [...]
GIST 101 Webcast Delivers the Basics
David Josephy On August 13th the LRG presented its most highly attended webcast to date, “GIST 101: Understanding the Basics and Biology Behind GIST”. The webcast was presented by longtime friend of [...]
LRG patient registry: powerful tool for patients, physicians and researchers
The time it takes between the appearance of first symptoms of a rare disease and when the correct diagnosis is given, is often years if not decades instead of days or weeks like it is [...]
PAWS-GIST Cancer Clinic Opens in the UK
Jayne Bressington, Patient Director of the PAWS-GIST Initiative & Trustee of GIST Support UK The first national Pediatric, Adolescent, Wild-type and Syndromic GIST (PAWS GIST) clinic in the United Kingdom was held on [...]