Dean Francis Wilhelm, 62, of Alexandria, Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, from complications of GIST. Mr. Wilhelm served for nearly 25 years as General Manager of Holiday Inn Capitol in Washington, D.C., the seventh largest Holiday Inn in the United States.
Linda Regar Martinez, 54, passed away peacefully with her family at her side after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Aug. 4, 2008. She was born on Oct. 31, 1953, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted bevacizumab (Avastin) accelerated approval for use in combination with paclitaxel (Taxol) to treat some patients with metastatic breast cancer. The decision cast a spotlight on a [...]
The heat shock chaperone protein (HSP-90) has emerged as a promising target for cancer therapy. Infinity Pharmaceuticals’ IPI-504 is one of many experimental heat shock protein inhibitors vying for a spot in the cancer market. [...]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) was proud to host the inaugural Pediatric GIST Clinic. The objective of this clinic was to bring together young patients with national experts in the medical and research [...]
Keeley Bihr of Albuquerque, New Mexico died on July 26, 2008 after a courageous two-year battle against GIST. He was thirty-six years old. The following text is from a talk given by his close friend, Scott Snyder, of Boise, ID at a Life Celebration on July 31. It is a memorable description of who Keeley was and how he lived his life.
L. Rose Ellis, 82, of Crystal River FL, formerly of Sudbury for 30 yrs, died July 25 in No. Andover. Recently widowed in March by the death of McGhee "Mac", husband of almost 66 years
Everything has it’s time. Also a life. Jan-Einar Moe passed away peacefully at hospital on July 8, surrounded by his loved ones. Jan-Einar was born on February 18, 1945 in Oslo, where he lived his whole life.
Infinity's IPI-504 completes phase I HSP90 inhibitor IPI-504 from Infinity has completed phase I testing at five sites in the United States and Canada. HSP-90 is a protein that acts as a chaperone for other [...]
Dr. Andrew Godwin, a researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Penn., presented data at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology conference (ASCO) indicating that the Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Receptor (IGF-1R) [...]
