Familial GIST Research

The Life Raft Group is cooperating in a research study with some of the top GIST specialty centers in the country. The study is being coordinated by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University. The goal is to identify potential familial GIST families and direct them to the assets provided by these institutions.

If you or anyone in your family suspects that their GIST might be familial, please contact the Project FLAG study or Life Raft Group for further information.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:

Principal Investigator: Judy Garber, M.D., MPH
Office:  617-632-2282
Assistant:  617-632-5770
Fax  617-632-2649
E-mail: Judy_Garber@dfci.harvard.edu

Partnering Organizations

MD Anderson Cancer Center:

Jonathan Trent, M.D.
Office: 713-792-3626
Fax: 713-792-2740
E-mail: jtrent@mdanderson.org

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: