What’s Cooking at the “Cooking to Fight Cancer” FUNdraiser
John Abrams' Cooking to Fight Cancer Culinary FUNdraising event is only one month away! Read about the host restaurant, scan the menu, and register to join John today.
How to Manage Side Effects of GIST Therapies
Emmeline C. Academia, PharmD, BCOP provided an overview of GIST treatments and their side effects as well as home management for each type of symptom and when to call the clinic.
Summary of Phase 3 INTRIGUE Trial Published
This summary article helps explain the results of Deciphera's Phase 3 INTRIGUE trial as published in Future Medicine, authored by Marina Symcox & Robin L Jones.
GIST Mentor Holds Fundraising Cooking Event
GIST Mentor & Board Member John Abrams is hosting a fundraising event in Centennial, Colorado called Cooking to Fight Cancer.
Fueling GIST Research – Soaring towards the Goal and Beyond!
With your help Fueling GIST Research has soared to new heights! Here's the 'stellar' recap & the results of how our community has fueled GIST research for our Spring campaign.
In Memoriam – Eric Biegansky
It is with great sorrow that we share that GISTer and LRG Board Member Eric Biegansky passed away yesterday, August 3rd, 2023.
Understanding GIST Mutations & Clinical Trial Updates
In this session of Let’s Get the GIST of It, Sahibjeet Parmar reviewed GIST mutations and shared current updates on GIST Clinical Trials. The event was interactive, so attendees were encouraged to ask questions and participate. Patients and caregivers were invited to attend.
GIST Awareness Day 2023 – GIST Updates
Dr. Ramesh Bulusu, Dr. John Glod & Dr. Jason Sicklick discussed GIST research updates and answered questions in this GIST Awareness Day 2023 presentation.
Theseus Ends THE-630 Trial
Theseus Pharmaceuticals announced yesterday the discontinuation of enrollment in the Phase 1/2 study and terminating the development of THE-630 for GIST patients with advanced or metastatic GIST. The company reported dose-limiting toxicities relating to [...]
New Life Raft Group Paper Published
The LRG publishes, "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Patients with Molecular Testing Exhibit Superior Survival Compared to Patients without Testing: Results from the Life Raft Group (LRG) Registry" Cancer Investigation ,Vol. 41, 2023. Issue 5 [...]