LRG Member La Verne Cook: Tackling side effects
La Verne Cook Side Effects can impact quality of life. Members sharing their stories and their strategies for coping with side effects can help others. In this article, LRG member La Verne [...]
Generic Imatinib Approved in the US for CML: What does it mean for GIST patients?
On February 1, 2016, the commercial launch of the generic version of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec), for CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) was approved by the FDA after the Novartis patent expiration and will become available for the first time in the United States through Sun Pharmaceuticals.
The Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Health for GIST Patients
The heart is at the center of the cardiovascular system, the main function of which is to pump blood throughout the body, providing tissue and organs with the oxygen and nutrients they need. To [...]
Living With GIST – GAD 2015 Webcast
A presentation to commemorate the 2nd Annual GIST Awareness Day The Life Raft Group hosted a distinguished panel of experts on GIST Awareness Day to share their knowledge in areas of GIST treatment and management. This [...]
Regorafenib-Related Hand-Foot Skin Reaction
A recent comprehensive review of the literature of the PubMed database and of the clinical experiences of oncologists and dermatologists concerning patients with regorafenib (Stivarga) related hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) was published in the [...]
Planning a Healthy Diet Post-Gastrectomy
page updated 4/9/2020 GIST patients often struggle with their diet and nutrient intake after a partial or total gastrectomy or an ileostomy. These procedures can cause trauma to the digestive system functions, deplete an [...]
Side Effects of Targeted Treatments
The side effects of traditional chemotherapy treatments are often apparent, with images of bald patients with pain-etched faces captured in photographs. For targeted therapies such as those for GIST patients and other cancers that [...]
Fatigue Reduction: Moving Towards a Better Future
As one of the most common side-effects of Gleevec, Sutent and Stivarga, fatigue is a condition that many GIST survivors are intimately acquainted with. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network defines cancer-related fatigue as “a [...]
Managing Side Effects: Updated Data on GIST Side Effects
Presentation by Dr. Loretta A. Williams, Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse, MD Anderson Cancer Center on “Managing Side Effects: Updated Data on GIST Side Effects. Over 80 GISTers and their loved ones gathered from [...]
Managing GIST Side Effects
Presentation of Elizabeth Fontao, Physician Assistant formerly at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center with a Question & Answer Session that includes Dr.Loretta A. Williams, MD Anderson Cancer Center from the 3rd annual GIST Day of [...]