Ayvakit

Blueprint Medicines Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology

Blueprint Medicines Announces Publication in The Lancet Oncology Showing Durable Clinical Benefits of AYVAKIT™ (avapritinib) in NAVIGATOR Trial Patients with PDGFRA D842V Mutant GIST.

By |2020-06-30T11:57:14-04:00June 30th, 2020|Ayvakit, Clinical Trials, News|

Blueprint Medicines Does Not Receive Approval from FDA for Avapritinib for Treatment of 4L GIST

Blueprint Medicines Does Not Receive Approval from FDA for Avapritinib for Treatment of 4L GIST.

By |2020-05-15T10:10:47-04:00May 15th, 2020|Ayvakit, Clinical Trials, News|

One Perspective on the BLU-285 Trial (avapritinib/Ayvakit)

LRG members Jennifer & Owen Moore give their perspective on participating in the Phase I BLU-285 trial at OSHU with Dr. Michael Heinrich. After three other drug treatment lines and faced with several growing tumors, the BLU-285 (avapritinib) trial was Owen’s best option.

By |2020-03-09T10:18:42-04:00February 28th, 2020|D842V, News, Newsletter|

NCI Mentions LRG as Component in Development of Ayvakit

In a new article from the NCI concerning the January 2020 approval of Ayvakit, (produced by Blueprint Medicines) the Life Raft Group is acknowledged in the section, “Capturing the Patient Experience.” We are proud to have played a role in supporting the research involved in bringing a new treatment to market for GIST patients.

By |2020-02-07T14:23:48-05:00February 7th, 2020|D842V, Drug Treatment, News, Patient Registry|

Breaking News for GIST Patients – Avapritinib Approved!

Blueprint Medicines announced that the FDA has approved AYVAKIT™ (avapritinib) for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) harboring a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations.

By |2020-01-10T16:06:14-05:00January 9th, 2020|News|
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