Neva Hatten Hageman, passed away Wednesday (08/12/09) at The Ambassador in Nebraska City. She was born to George and Ruth (Kempf) Calkins, at home on the family farm, Northwest of McCook, in Hayes County. Those [...]
The fact is GIST is a rare disease and as a result researchers simply do not have enough GIST tissue samples to do the research needed to find a cure. “Too many people are still [...]
This poster reported the latest data from the GIST ReGISTry, an online database of GIST patient statistics maintained by a group of American and Canadian GIST specialists and supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
Four GIST patients have entered this Phase 1 trial of PI3K inhibitor SF1126.
Innovative project will allow GIST researchers worldwide to access GIST tissue linked to patient-provided clinical histories. For more information on the GIST Tissue bank read the official press release.
Often, in the LRG email community, members have been known to offer suggestions on everything from what to bring with you to the hospital to managing side-effects. Louise Ladd is one of those people and [...]
Joseph R. Mirenda III, 68, husband of the late Margaret E. (Reese) Mirenda, Old Swede Road, Douglassville, died April 16, 2009, of natural causes in his residence.
In a January New York Times article, “Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere,” the author, Denise Grady, discusses a friend who was diagnosed with rectal cancer and needed surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The friend consulted [...]
On March 6 and 7, the LRG Research Team met for the second in-person meeting at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. The Team had previously met in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health & [...]
The following article was reprinted from an email alert sent by LegisLink Action Center, a community education service of US Oncology. On September 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) broadened the scope [...]
