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Update on the biology and therapy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center - 1 Jan 2000
D'Amato Gina, Steinert Dejka M, McAuliffe John C, Trent Jonathan C
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BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, are an example of a disease with an effective, molecularly targeted therapy. METHODS: Published articles and author experience were used to comprehensively define the clinical features, biology, and state-of-the-art therapy of GISTs. RESULTS: GISTs are thought to originate from the neoplastic...
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