Jerry Call

Collaborative Effort Produces Position Paper on Need for Advanced Biomarker Testing

The Life Raft Group was recently part of team of authors on a collaborative position paper entitled 'Undetected KIT and PDGFRA mutations: an under-recognised cause of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) incorrectly classified as wild-type published' in Pathology: The Journal of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia.

By |2022-08-15T16:05:39-04:00August 15th, 2022|Mutational Testing, News, Research|

Breaking News: Additional Commentary for “It’s Time to Rethink Placebos in Advanced GIST” – LRG Science

In this issue of LRG Science, we present additional commentary on our Sept. issue: "It's Time to Rethink Placebos in Advanced GIST".

By |2021-11-11T13:53:14-05:00November 9th, 2021|LRG Science, News, Research|

Survival in Advanced GIST Has Improved Over Time – LRG Science

In this issue of LRG Science, the relationship between overall survival (OS) and access to treatments after imatinib failure is explored. In 2019, the LRG published this research in Clinical Sarcoma Research and this issue includes commentary from experts. LRG Science endeavors to be a respected source of timely, science-based information built on real world data designed for those whose focus is to increase patient survival from GIST and other cancers.

By |2021-08-30T09:41:53-04:00April 1st, 2020|Drug Treatment, LRG Science, News, Research|

Potential Treatment for Imatinib-Resistant GIST Explored

Dr. Ron DeMatteo GIST specialist surgeon Dr. Ron DeMatteo, along with colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), has published a new paper in the April issue of Cancer Research with potentially [...]

By |2019-10-31T12:01:35-04:00June 16th, 2015|Drug Treatment, News, Research|

Life Fest 2014: What’s New in the Science of GIST?

In addition to spending time catching up with fellow patients and caregivers and attending the myriad of useful workshops featured at Life Fest 2014, participants were treated to an update of what is new in [...]

By |2018-07-26T12:21:11-04:00December 8th, 2014|GIST Education, News, Research|
Go to Top