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Genetic changes in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients during imatinib mesylate treatment.
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Yeh Chun-Nan, Chen Tsung-Wen, Liu Feng-Yuan, Jan Yi-Yin, Chen Miin-Fu
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PURPOSE: Imatinib mesylate showed a sustained objective response in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) since its introduction in 2001. Here we reported genetic changes during imatinib mesylate treatment especially when the patient had partial response or stationary disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2001 and June 2005, 44 advanced GIST patients were treated with imatinib mesylate....
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