Katherine Janeway, MD presented a PowerPoint presentation on Wednesday evening for all 14 pediatric GIST patients and families explaining biological definitions, current treatments, and current research approaches in pediatric gist with further explanations in wild type pediatric GIST.
She allowed for a casual question/answer session ongoing throughout the entire presentation.
As she speaks to the group, Dr. LaQuaglia, MD, Christina Antonescu, MD and pediatric GIST patient, Stefanie Peyk from Germany look on intently (positioned against the right side wall) .