Although GIST is among the few rare diseases that has oral chemotherapy drug treatment options available to its patients, the cost of affording these life saving medications can sometimes impose deep financial hardship depending [...]
The Life Raft Group GIST Collaborative Tissue Bank consists of a collection of tumor specimens from a large number of patients, stored at Stanford University. The advantages of having a tissue bank for a [...]
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.
According to a 2015 report by the National Alliance of Caregivers, approximately 43.5 million adults in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult or child in 2015. Caregivers come from diverse demographic [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesday, January 12, a small delegation of LRG staff journeyed to Washington, DC, to make a presentation to the executive leadership of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS). The team from [...]
Dear LRG Community, Thanks to our: Caregivers, the unsung heroes who care for and give to our patients every day Research team, who tirelessly reach for our mission to find a cure Donors, who [...]
David Lee Kors avid outdoorsman, passionate volunteer Published in the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA David Lee Kors was born in Hammond, Indiana on June 18, 1934 and went to be with his Lord and [...]
Sara Gould - Two Years "Two years into my GIST journey I am more positive about everything life offers. I want to celebrate each and every day I am alive. I want to see more of [...]
The Life Raft Group is pleased to announce the release of the eighth issue of The GIST Cancer Journal, the official journal of the Life Raft Group and the first academic journal devoted solely [...]
