GIST On The Road: Jerry Calls Takes Off In May
Follow Jerry Call on his journey across the U.S. to reconnect, explore, and raise funds for The Life Raft Group.
LRG Staffer Plans a GIST Ride Across America
LRG Staffer Jerry Call embarks on a cross-country motorcycle trip to celebrate his 70th birthday & reconnect with the GIST community.
Removing Roadblocks to a Cure – GISTT Summit 2024
Roadblocks to a cure - a review of first GISTT Summit 2024 in Essen, Germany by participant LRG Data Analyst Jerry Call.
The LRG Impacts GIST Research
Thriving Together also means impacting GIST research for our patient community. The LRG contributes and collaborates in the research arena in many ways.
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 [...]
Our Latest Publication Focused on Mutational Testing
The LRG published "Barriers to mutational testing in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) – a survey of Life Raft Group members" in BMC Gastroenterology, November 2022.
Collaborative Effort Produces Position Paper on Need for Advanced Biomarker Testing
The Life Raft Group was recently part of team of authors on a collaborative position paper entitled 'Undetected KIT and PDGFRA mutations: an under-recognised cause of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) incorrectly classified as wild-type published' in Pathology: The Journal of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia.
Breaking News: Additional Commentary for “It’s Time to Rethink Placebos in Advanced GIST” – LRG Science
In this issue of LRG Science, we present additional commentary on our Sept. issue: "It's Time to Rethink Placebos in Advanced GIST".
It’s Time to Rethink Placebos in Advanced GIST – LRG Science
In this issue of LRG Science: based on current studies, this article asserts the belief that placebos do not benefit patients with advanced disease.
Life Raft Group Participates in Virtual CTOS Conference
The annual meeting of CTOS (Connective Tissue Oncology Society) will be held virtually this year due to the global pandemic.