Updates from ASCO
In this webinar, Dr. Andrew Wagner and Dr. Herbert Loong summarize abstracts and presentations presented during the ASCO22 conference relevant to the GIST patient community.
Effects of Nutrition and the Gut Microbiome in GIST Patients
The Life Raft Group partnered with Fundación GIST México to host “Effects of Nutrition and Gut Microbiome in GIST Patients” on May 4th, 2022, presented by Ms. Berenice Carbajal-López.
Navigating GIST NCCN Guidelines
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) creates guidelines for different diseases to guide physicians in their clinical practice. In this webinar, Dr. von Mehren will educate GIST patients and caregivers about these guidelines and provide some case study examples of how guidelines fit into the rubric of patient care.
Conversations with the LRG: A Conversation with the Rarest of the Rare
This webinar is the Life Raft Group's presentation in honor of Rare Disease Day. Rare disease day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and to help improve access to treatment and medical care.
Navigating Survivorship Care
NCCN’s Dr. Crystal Denlinger and Dottie Shead reviewed general principles of appropriate survivorship care and how to access and understand patient guidelines related to survivorship care.
Impact of L-carnitine on Imatinib-Related Muscle Cramps
Dr. Yoon-Koo Kang of the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, discusses the results of his team's study on the effect of L-carnitine in muscle cramps in GIST patients who are on imatinib.
The Value of Biomarker Testing: Case Studies Across Multiple Institutions
In this webinar, there were case study presentations from three top sarcoma institutions that demonstrate the value of biomarker testing. A Question & Answer session followed the presentations.
New Horizons – The Story of How GIST Treatments Began
Dr. George Demetri of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presented “In the Beginning…The Story of How GIST Treatments Began”.
New Horizons – Long-term GIST Survivor Story
Chuck Korte presented his story as Long-term GIST Survivor at New Horizons 2021.
New Horizons – Clinical Trials: From 2000 to 2021
Dr. David Josephy and Jim Hughes presented "Clinical Trials 2000-2021" at New Horizons 2021.