Michele Scheiperpeter – In Memoriam
Michele Scheiperpeter, who lived in Ventura for the last eight years, passed away peacefully October 21 at age 52, surrounded by her family in her home in Ventura.
Apoptosis: How to kill a GIST cell
Apoptosis: How to kill a GIST cell
Molecular therapy and surgery combined in GIST
For most cancers, the combined use of multiple different types of therapy is the most effective approach. Over the last several years, we have applied this philosophy to GIST. In this article, I will review our current understanding of multimodality therapy for both primary GIST and metastatic GIST. The gold standard of therapy for primary GIST is surgery.
Member Story – Judi Lifton
Judi Lifton had no idea what she was getting into when she tried to get compassionate use of AMN107 for her partner, Leland Emerson. He could not qualify for the trial as he had already taken Gleevec, Sutent and AMG706. Being ever the vigilant caregiver, Judi began the process which would end up consuming all of her time and possibly her sanity.
New views of receptor molecule may open doors
New views of receptor molecule may open doors
Looking for new ways to fight GIST
In 1991, Joseph Schlessinger, PhD, and Axel Ullrich, PhD, co-founded a small bio-tech company. Taking the first letter of each of their names, they named the company Sugen. Sugen was considered to be one of [...]
Member Story – April Calloway Stephens
April was always comfortable with her decision to start a family but she understood the gravity of her actions and what that might mean to other patients. “I think stopping Gleevec to start a family is something that each patient would have to consider closely with their doctor. I was fortunate enough to be “No Evidence of Disease” since my surgery in 2000, so my family, doctor and I were comfortable stopping it.
Building blocks of tumor progression
This is the eighth article in a series written by each of the key members of the LRG Resistance Research Team. Several articles in the LRG newsletter from our GIST Resistance Research Team have been [...]
Carney-Stratakis Syndrome
Sept, 2007 - A diverse group of researchers has found the genetic defects that cause a rare type of familial GIST called “Carney-Stratakis syndrome”. This syndrome has some similarities to Carney’s Triad but it [...]
GIST Member Story – Darlene Rigg
My name is Darlene, and I come from the northwest corner of Indiana, just a 20-minute drive from the scenic Lake Michigan Dunes to the north, or 25 minutes west to Gary, murder/crime capital of the country. Actually, we live in a rural area, surrounded by corn and soybean fields and the occasional pig farm when hog prices go up, which hasn't been lately. My children's public school includes K-12, and my daughter's senior class boasted 33 graduates.