ALK Positive

Improving the life expectancy and quality of life for ALK-positive cancer patients worldwide.

02/21/2026

Today is National Care Partner Day, and we want to recognize the extraordinary individuals who walk beside those living with ALK-positive cancer.

Care partners are the steady presence in uncertain moments.
The late-night researchers.
The calendar keepers.
The medication managers.
The emotional anchors.
The fierce advocates.

You carry so much — often quietly, often without acknowledgment.

We see you.
We honor you.
We are deeply grateful for you.

Join us for our next Care Partner Check-In:
February 26th @ 9PM ET

This is a space for those who are supporting individuals with ALK-positive cancer to share experiences, swap practical advice, and gather resources. Whether you’re looking for a listening ear or just a moment to breathe, this space is for you.

You do not have to carry this alone. Join here: https://alkpositive.org/events/category/healing-arts/care-partner-check-in/

02/20/2026

🎥 Now Available: Clinical Trials Connect Recording
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDhXAqwtLXAukUCQMIc3nhF7bqp68pkmB&si=3j3-xmbX3UwKKHDD

If you weren’t able to join us live for our Healing Arts session on clinical trials, the recording is now available on YouTube.

Hosted by patient Jeff Sturm, alongside ALK Positive’s Dr. Ken Culver, Sadia Yaakov, and multiple Medical Committee members, this conversation explored what clinical trials really mean for ALK-positive patients — whether a trial may be your next line of treatment now, or something you may consider in the future.

For many of us, clinical trials represent both opportunity and uncertainty. Knowing when and how to access a trial can be confusing — especially while carrying the weight of a diagnosis, appointments, and everyday life. You do not have to navigate this alone.
This session offers a safe, patient-centered space to hear real experiences, gain clear information, and approach decisions with confidence instead of pressure.

Watch for clear information.
Watch for shared experience.
Watch for hope and community.
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Featured Speakers:
• Dr. Ken Culver — ALK Positive Executive & Medical Director
• Sadia Yaakov — ALK Positive Project Manager

Facilitated by Jeff Sturm, ALK Positive Board Member, member of the Clinical Trials and Research Acceleration Committees, and 11-year ALK-positive NSCLC patient.

02/19/2026

🌊 ALK Positive at TTLC 2026

We’re at TTLC 2026 in Huntington Beach, CA!

The Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer (TTLC) is a premier scientific meeting focused on cutting-edge targeted therapies, resistance research, and the future of precision treatment in lung cancer.

ALK Positive is here to stay ahead of the science, strengthen partnerships, and advocate for continued progress in ALK research.

If you are attending, come say hello. We are proud to represent our community at the forefront of innovation.

02/19/2026

Honoring David Jasso’s life. Advancing a mission. Fueling hope.

We are incredibly grateful to Chad David Jasso and the Dave Jasso Foundation for the extraordinary way they continue honoring David Jasso’s life.

Through the HeartWare Stories video produced by Ace Hardware, we see more than a tribute. We see a community coming together in David’s name — united in helping others, standing strong for families facing cancer, and refusing to give up.

In honoring his father, Chad David Jasso has helped raise over $90,000 for ALK Positive, directly advancing research, strengthening patient programs, and supporting advocacy efforts globally.

Thank you, Dave Jasso Foundation, for ensuring Dave’s life continues to create impact for so many others.

Stronger Together.

02/13/2026

This Sunday at 7pm ET : tALKing about Treatments: A Roundtable Discussion
https://alkpositive.org/event/alktalk-treatment-roundtables/

Navigating treatment can feel overwhelming, isolating, and deeply personal. But you do not have to walk it alone.

Join us for our annual ALKtALK treatment roundtable — a longtime favorite within the ALK community. This special small-group discussion is designed for ALK-positive patients and care partners to connect, share experiences, and support one another.

Whether you are newly diagnosed, exploring options, managing side effects, participating in a clinical trial, or supporting someone you love, this space is for you.

This is not about medical advice. It is about community, connection, and the power of shared experience.

Come as you are. Listen, share, or simply be in the room with people who understand.

🗓 Sunday, February 15
⏰ 7pm ET

We hope to see you there!

02/12/2026

ALK Positive community:

You will not want to miss our newest Healing Arts class on clinical trials — TONIGHT at 7pm ET with host Jeff Sturm and our very own Dr. Ken Culver and Sadia Yaakov.

For many of us, clinical trials may be the next treatment line we need right now, or an option we may need to explore in the future.

Knowing when and how to access a trial can feel confusing, especially while carrying the weight of a diagnosis, appointments, and everyday life. You do not have to navigate this alone.

This Healing Arts class will be a safe, patient-centred space to talk openly about what clinical trials really mean, hear from others who have been there, and learn how to approach decisions with confidence instead of pressure.

Come for clear information. Come for shared experience. Come for hope and community.

We look forward to seeing you there.

02/08/2026

One community. Many roles. Always stronger together.

Here are just some of the volunteers who help make our mission possible. We are deeply grateful for every person who gives their time, heart, and care to this community. 💙

Show them your support 👇

02/06/2026

Show the love. Fuel the research. 💙

This Valentine’s Day, turn a small act of kindness into something bigger. Send an ALK Positive Valentine to someone you love, someone who supports you, or even yourself.

Each Valentine spreads a little happiness, a little love, and directly supports ALK-positive research that gives our community more time and more options.

💌 Choose a design
💬 Add a personal message
💙 We’ll send it for you

Because love, when shared, has the power to move science forward.

Order yours today: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/showthelovetoresearch2026/

01/31/2026

Thanks for the idea, 💛

Cancer doesn’t always look how people expect.
Here’s Juli on her wedding day, with her kids, with her besties, even hanging with Hollywood types — smiling and fully living life.

And yep, still stage 4 lung cancer.
Just a reminder that we don’t see everything someone is carrying.

Kindness matters. Always.

01/27/2026

13 years after a stage IV ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis at age 15, Jake Legasse is not just living, but thriving—and even running marathons.

"Living with this 'setback' doesn’t mean you can’t live your life to your fullest potential," he says.

Read more about how Jake thinks about mindset and copes with uncertainty, and what advice he would give to other young and newly diagnosed people with ALK+ cancer. https://alkpositive.org/blog/patient-spotlight-jake-legasse/

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