Portland GIST Day of Learning – Tracy Walker, RN
Finding and Participating in GIST Clinical Trials
Portland GIST Day of Learning – Christopher Corless, MD
GIST Pathology and Mutational Testing Update
Portland GIST Day of Learning – Michael Heinrich, MD
GIST Treatment Update
Portland GIST Day of Learning Mark Heinrich
Welcome and Introduction from Portland GDOL. Center for Health & Healing OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
New York GDOL and Cancer Moonshot Summit: A Winning Combination
The LRG 2016 GIST Days of Learning Tour (GDOL) made a stop in New York City on June 29th. A GIST Day of Learning is a free, one-day program that provides both education and [...]
Fundación GIST Chile GIST Awareness Day Video
On the GIST Awareness Day, Fundación GIST Chile wants to be the voice of all people who require that Health Systems cover the treatments that we need.
GIST Day of Learning Portland 2016 Full Video
A GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) was held on March 30, 2016 at The Center for Health and Healing, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland Oregon. GDOL’s are smaller group events held throughout the [...]
LOXO-101 receives breakthrough therapy designation from FDA for solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions
Loxo Oncology announced in a press release that the FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to LOXO-101 for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic solid tumors with neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusions. This [...]
Quadruple-Negative GIST Tumors May Be More Likely To Harbor NF1 Mutations As Well
In a pre-print electronic publication of the July 7, 2016 edition of Clinical Cancer Research, a team of Italian researchers examined the link between “Quadruple-Negative” GISTs (those that do not exhibit KIT, PDGFRA, or BRAF [...]
Thoughts on the Cancer Moonshot Summit
On July 29, 2016 I traveled to Howard University in Washington, DC to be a participant in Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Summit. This invitation-only event was designed to bring together individuals and [...]