Wildtype GIST

The Werners – Finding the New Normal Living with Wildtype GIST

Bryce Werner was a regular middle-schooler living an average 12-year-old life in Pennsylvania when suddenly everything was thrown wildly left of normal by a GIST diagnosis.

By |2019-11-08T11:05:18-05:00June 29th, 2018|Member Stories, News, Newsletter|

NIH Clinic Combines Research, Knowledge, and Hope

I had the pleasure of attending the 15th Pediatric and Wildtype Clinic along with Becky Owens from GIST Support International as patient advocates. The Clinic was held at the National Institute of Health in [...]

By |2018-10-29T14:00:41-04:00September 18th, 2017|News, Newsletter, Patient Support, Pediatric GIST|

15th Pediatric and Wildtype Clinic Provides Support and Education

The 15th Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic was recently held at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on July 5 - 7, 2017. The Clinic is a collaborative effort between clinicians and [...]

By |2018-10-29T14:03:07-04:00August 16th, 2017|GIST Education, News, Pediatric GIST|

NIH Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic Report: Surgical Management

A recent report from the National Institutes of Health Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that surgical resection for wildtype GIST should be restricted to the initial [...]

By |2018-10-30T09:25:10-04:00January 10th, 2017|News, Research|

PAWS-GIST Cancer Clinic Opens in the UK

Jayne Bressington, Patient Director of the PAWS-GIST Initiative & Trustee of GIST Support UK The first national Pediatric, Adolescent, Wild-type and Syndromic GIST (PAWS GIST) clinic in the United Kingdom was held on [...]

By |2018-07-27T09:29:08-04:00October 24th, 2014|Global, News, Patient Support, Pediatric GIST|
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