GIST Awareness Day 2020 – Hungary
András Szekfü, of Budapest, Hungary, shares his GIST journey in this video for GIST Awareness Day, a day set aside to bring awareness of this disease.
Life Raft Group Launches GIST Cook Cookbook with Cooking Demonstration
The LRG is hosting a virtual cooking demonstration with Chefs Rosemary and Drew Gabbe of The Fruited Plain of Parsippany, NJ, to launch our newly released cookbook, GIST Cook.
Life Raft Group Collaborates on White Paper Published by Cancer Leaders
The Life Raft Group has been an integral part of a pan-cancer Working Group designed to determine consistent terminology around biomarker or mutational testing. The goal is to communicate to patients and the larger community in plain, patient friendly and consistent language what these terms mean, and how they impact on precision medicine.
LRG Webcast Series: GIST: How to Understand Your Pathology Report
In this webinar, we discussed how to interpret your pathology report. We covered interpretation of all parts of a pathology report, beginning with understanding the final diagnosis and diagnostic comment.
Conversations with the LRG: GIST Mentors
GIST Mentors Santy DiSabatino, Marlene Nei and Rob Taylor will discuss the role of the GIST Mentor and how a Mentor can assist you on your GIST journey.
Blueprint Medicines Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology
Blueprint Medicines Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology Showing Durable Clinical Benefits of AYVAKIT™ (avapritinib) in NAVIGATOR Trial Patients with PDGFRA D842V Mutant GIST.
Help Us Celebrate GIST Awareness Day with #GISTHope
For GIST Awareness Day, to celebrate our theme of #GISTHope, we’re asking you to spread the word about GIST on social media and out in the world.
Heroes on the Frontline: Dr. Jonathan Trent
The LRG was fortunate to get a few minutes with GIST specialist, Jonathan Trent, MD, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, who shared his experience with his patients over the past few months during the coronavirus pandemic.
Heroes on the Frontline: Eric Lindberg
Eric Lindberg, diagnosed with GIST in 2017, works as an emergency room nurse and has been on the frontlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heroes on the Frontline: Dr. Matthew Lurin
Q&A with a LRG Major Donor & Fundraiser