AIM: Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare. Tumors larger than 10 cm tend to recur earlier: the larger the volume of the tumor, the worse the prognosis. We hypothesized that treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec; STI-571), a c-kit tyrosine kinase inhibitor, as palliative therapy would prolong the survival of patients with recurrent giant malignant GISTs after resection. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the effects of resection on patients with giant GISTs (>10 cm in diameter) to determine the overall survival and recurrence rates. Twenty-three patients diagnosed with giant GISTs were included from June 1996 to December 2003. STI-571 was not available until January 2000. After that time, 9 patients received this drug. The factors of age, sex, tumor location, histological surgical margin, and STI-571, tumor size changes and drug side effects were reviewed. We compared the survival rate to determine the prognostic factors and the effects of STI-571 on patients with recurrent malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor. RESULTS: The positive surgical margin group had a significantly higher recurrence rate than the negative margin group (P = 0.012). A negative surgical margin and palliative treatment with STI-571 were significant prognostic variables (Log-rank test, P<0.05). Age, sex and tumor location were not significant prognostic variables. The 5-year survival rate of the surgical margin free patients was 80% and the 2-year survival rate of the surgical margin positive patients was 28%. The 5-year survival rate was 80% for the patients given STI-571 and 30% for the patients not given STI-571. The use of STI-571 gave a significant tumor shrinkage (6/9) rate in patients with giant GIST recurrence after resection. CONCLUSION: A negative surgical margin and the use of STI-571 after surgical resection were good prognostic indicators. Achieving a tumor-free surgical margin is still the best primary treatment for patients with such tumors. If STI-571 is used immediately when the surgical margin is positive and the tumor recurs after resection, then the prognosis of patients with giant GISTs can be improved.
AIM: Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare. Tumors larger than 10 cm tend to recur earlier: the larger the volume of the tumor, the worse the prognosis. We hypothesized that treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec; STI-571), a c-kit tyrosine kinase inhibitor, as palliative therapy would prolong the survival of patients with recurrent giant malignant GISTs after resection. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the effects of resection on patients with giant GISTs (>10 cm in diameter) to determine the overall survival and recurrence rates. Twenty-three patients diagnosed with giant GISTs were included from June 1996 to December 2003. STI-571 was not available until January 2000. After that time, 9 patients received this drug. The factors of age, sex, tumor location, histological surgical margin, and STI-571, tumor size changes and drug side effects were reviewed. We compared the survival rate to determine the prognostic factors and the effects of STI-571 on patients with recurrent malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor. RESULTS: The positive surgical margin group had a significantly higher recurrence rate than the negative margin group (P = 0.012). A negative surgical margin and palliative treatment with STI-571 were significant prognostic variables (Log-rank test, P<0.05). Age, sex and tumor location were not significant prognostic variables. The 5-year survival rate of the surgical margin free patients was 80% and the 2-year survival rate of the surgical margin positive patients was 28%. The 5-year survival rate was 80% for the patients given STI-571 and 30% for the patients not given STI-571. The use of STI-571 gave a significant tumor shrinkage (6/9) rate in patients with giant GIST recurrence after resection. CONCLUSION: A negative surgical margin and the use of STI-571 after surgical resection were good prognostic indicators. Achieving a tumor-free surgical margin is still the best primary treatment for patients with such tumors. If STI-571 is used immediately when the surgical margin is positive and the tumor recurs after resection, then the prognosis of patients with giant GISTs can be improved.
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