2009 LRG Annual Poker Tournament Photos
Neva Hatten Hageman, passed away Wednesday (08/12/09) at The Ambassador in Nebraska City. She was born to George and Ruth (Kempf) Calkins, at home on the family farm, Northwest of McCook, in Hayes County. Those [...]
Here is the obituary for Jacqui Bromberg, who passed away from Pediatric GIST on August 3, 2009.
Drug prices influencing doctor’s decisions. Oncologists across the nation are attempting to come to terms with the enormous expense of cancer drugs, some of which can cost up to 100,000 dollars a year per patient. Normally, [...]
GIST & CML patient reps had a successful meeting in Lisbon for Patient Summit. The following is excerpted from a Novartis Pharmaceuticals’ news release: The 7th annual international “New Horizons Conference for Organisations Representing People with [...]
Dr. Jean-Yves Blay has been appointed as the new President of the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
In this article, Cristina Antonescu, M.D. gives the GIST community an update on Pediatric GIST. Keep reading to learn the latest information
The fact is GIST is a rare disease and as a result researchers simply do not have enough GIST tissue samples to do the research needed to find a cure. “Too many people are still [...]
Mark R. Becker, July 6, 2009, of Deptford, NJ. Husband of Janet (nee Levine) Becker. Father of Stephanie Levitt and Julie Cramer. Father- in-law of Brian Levitt and Michael Cramer. Son of Jacqueline and the late Arnold Becker. Brother of Susan Evans and Ronald (Lisa Anderson) Becker. Grandfather of Cole and Elle Cramer.
This poster reported the latest data from the GIST ReGISTry, an online database of GIST patient statistics maintained by a group of American and Canadian GIST specialists and supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.