Impact of Rechallenge with Imatinib in Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor after Failure of Imatinib and Sunitinib

Purpose. This retrospective, nonrandomized study investigated the effect of imatinib rechallenge plus best supportive care (BSC) on overall survival after imatinib and sunitinib treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Methods. Twenty-six pati...

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Main Authors: Akira Sawaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Yoshito Komatsu, Toshirou Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/342986

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