# GIST Support International

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## TL;DR

A US patient group for people with gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) and their carers: an email list, phone pals, GIST summits and expert-answered questions.

## Summary

GIST Support International says on its home page that, because GIST is a rare cancer, it helps patients understand their disease and their options for care. It offers an email listserv, a phone pals programme, a Facebook group and GIST Summits where patients and caregivers can meet, and a forum where physicians, researchers and other experts answer questions. Its news pages cover ripretinib (Qinlock) and the INVICTUS and INTRIGUE trials, the NIH clinic for wild-type and paediatric GIST, and a memorial fund for research. The IRS lists it as a 501(c)(3) charity in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with tax exemption from March 2005.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-05
- Also known as: GSI
- City: Doylestown, PA, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.gistsupport.org

## Sources

- GIST Support International home page: https://www.gistsupport.org/
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/200996949

## Connected records

- institutions: [The Life Raft Group](https://onco.cc/institutions/life-raft-group/)
- cancers: [Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)](https://onco.cc/cancers/gist/)
- drugs: [Ripretinib](https://onco.cc/drugs/ripretinib/)

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