The side effects of traditional chemotherapy treatments are often apparent, with images of bald patients with pain-etched faces captured in photographs. For targeted therapies such as those for GIST patients and other cancers that [...]
As one of the most common side-effects of Gleevec, Sutent and Stivarga, fatigue is a condition that many GIST survivors are intimately acquainted with. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network defines cancer-related fatigue as “a [...]
Presentation by Dr. Loretta A. Williams, Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse, MD Anderson Cancer Center on “Managing Side Effects: Updated Data on GIST Side Effects. Over 80 GISTers and their loved ones gathered from [...]
Presentation of Elizabeth Fontao, Physician Assistant formerly at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center with a Question & Answer Session that includes Dr.Loretta A. Williams, MD Anderson Cancer Center from the 3rd annual GIST Day of [...]
Dr. Ashwin Mehta, Medical Director of Integrative Medicine, presentation on using integrative medicine while living with GIST. He summed up well how certain techniques, ranging from diet to finding pressure points in the body [...]
By Dr. Anette Duensing, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Dr. Maria Debiec-Rychter, KU Leuven, Belgium, LRG Research Team Dr. Maria Debiec-Rychter Dr. Anette Duensing Although most GISTs initially respond well [...]
Sutent 37.5 mg Ease of use and lower costs may be on the horizon for Sutent patients who are currently on a 37.5 milligram prescription. Available now, Pfizer has released a new [...]
There are a number of side effects caused by GIST medications. Altered taste syndrome is a common and annoying side effect for many GIST patients. Gleevec and Sutent have a bitter taste associated with them, like [...]
There are two new treatments that may have an impact on fighting GIST – immunotherapy and MRI-guided radiation. The LRG is continually looking into new treatments for GIST.
Many GIST patients use a Proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) to combat the side effects of nausea and acid reflux. PPI's help treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. Three [...]
