| Literature DB >> 19701624 |
Abstract
Until recently no active treatment for advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal stroma tumors (GIST) was available. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib has revolutionized the treatment of this disease and the median overall survival now reaches 5 years. The standard dose of imatinib is 400 mg per day. Locally advanced GIST should be treated with systemic therapy prior to surgical resection. Imatinib was recently licensed for adjuvant therapy following complete surgical removal of GIST in patients with a significant risk of recurrence.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19701624 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-009-1854-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiologe ISSN: 0033-832X Impact factor: 0.635