Foundation-Funded Lab at MD Anderson Advances Discoveries in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
About 45% of gastric cancer patients experience peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), the spread of the cancer to the abdominal lining—a development that’s associated... Read More
New Grant Awarded to USC for Study of Epigenetic Targets in Gastric Cancer
Some gastric tumors have genetic abnormalities that can be directly targeted with drugs, such as HER2 mutations. But cancer is a complex... Read More
New Foundation Grant to Dana-Farber for Study of “Chromosomal Instability” in Gastric Cancer
Gastric tumors with a genetic abnormality called microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) can be treated with immune-targeted drugs, but there’s a much more common... Read More
GCF-AGA Grant Awards Newest Research Scholar: Samuel J Klempner, MD
Samuel J. Klempner, M.D., was completing his fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston when he first became interested in... Read More
Gastric Cancer Foundation Funds Important New Stomach Cancer Research
The Gastric Cancer Foundation recently announced a new $75,000 research grant to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. This funding... Read More
Gastric Cancer Foundation Sponsors Online Forum for Patients & Family Members
You are not alone. Gastric Cancer Foundation helps connects patients and family members to people who are on a similar cancer journey.... Read More
December 2019 Newsletter
Our Gastric Cancer Foundation Newsletter: December 2019 features a special message from Foundation Board Chair, Paul Gottsegen.
Foundation-Funded Research Scholar Receives NIH Grant to Continue Research
Jose Saenz, the 2017 recipient of the AGA–Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer, has taken a... Read More
GASTRIC CANCER FOUNDATION 10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT RAISES OVER $250,000 TO SUPPORT GASTRIC CANCER PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH
Gastric Cancer Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Supporting the Gastric Cancer Community SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Gastric Cancer Foundation... Read More
GCF-AGA Grant Recipient El-Zaatari Charts Progress on Three Research Efforts
Ever since Mohamad El-Zaatari, Ph.D., research assistant professor at the University of Michigan, received the first GCF-American Gastroenterology Association grant in 2014,... Read More
