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A review of resistance patterns and phenotypic changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors following imatinib mesylate therapy.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 Jun 2007
Bickenbach Kai, Wilcox Rebecca, Veerapong Jula, Kindler Hedy Lee, Posner Mitchell C, Noffsinger Amy, Roggin Kevin King
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are neoplastic lesions that arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal and are associated with somatic mutations in the tyrosine kinase receptor, KIT. The only known curative therapy is complete surgical resection. Unfortunately, postsurgical recurrence rates exceed 50% and most tumors are resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation. Imatinib mesylate, a novel tyrosine kinase...
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