Radiotherapy as salvage treatment after failure of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for a patient with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are c-Kit (CD117)-expressing mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Understanding the molecular characteristics of these uncommon tumors has led to the use of c-Kit-targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of patients with advanced GIST...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300618301265 |