Mutation Types
Learn about various mutation types. There are several types of gene mutations that can lead to Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. These include KIT mutations, PDGFRA mutations and BRAF and SDH mutations. As each of these involves [...]
Mutational and Plasma Testing 101
Mutational testing determines whether you have a mutation present in your tumor, and what genotype it is. Examples include Exon 11 or 9 (for KIT positive tumors), Platelet Driven Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRA), or [...]
GIST 2010 – Dr. George Demetri
Here is a video of Dr. George Demetri speaking about GIST in 2010.
Dr. Jonathan Fletcher at Life Fest 2010
Dr. Jonathan Fletcher presents at Life Fest 2010.
NIH Pediatric & Wildtype clinic continues with success
The fourth bi-annual NIH Pediatric & Wildtype GIST Clinic at the National Institutes of Health on January 20 was, once again, a great success. Click here to view a video or listen to a podcast of Dr. [...]
GIST & CML patient reps from all over the world meet in Lisbon for Patient Summit
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 [...]
Interstitial cells of Cajal: What are they and why should you care?
nterstitial cells of Cajal are pacemaker cells, similar to the pacemaker cells of the heart, which cause the heart to beat regularly.
LRG Research Team holds second in-person meeting: new tissue banking initiative born
On March 6 and 7, the LRG Research Team met for the second in-person meeting at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. The Team had previously met in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health & [...]
New developments in gene expression profiling
There are many types of cancer that can affect humans; they can arise in many different organs and from many different cell types within these organs. GIST is a relatively rare type of malignancy that [...]
Treatment Strategies & Mutational Testing among Key Topics at CTOS 2008
Treatment strategies & mutational testing were among key topics at CTOS 2008. There were also other presentations and posters regarding GIST were presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) meeting on November 13 to [...]