GIST adjuvant therapy-some answers and more questions

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作者
Eisenberg, Burton [1 ]
机构
[1] Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Ctr, Dartmouth Med Sch, Lebanon, NH 03756 USA
关键词
GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; IMATINIB MESYLATE; DOSE IMATINIB; TRIAL; KIT;
D O I
10.1038/nrclinonc.2009.104
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R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Imatinib is known to be effective in the first-line treatment of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors. a randomized, placebo-controlled trial has now shown that imatinib is safe and improves recurrence-free survival when used as adjuvant therapy after surgical resection of a primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
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页码:441 / 442
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