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Correlation of kinase genotype and clinical outcome in the North American Intergroup Phase III Trial of imatinib mesylate for treatment of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor: CALGB 150105 Study by Cancer and Leukemia Group B and Southwest Oncology Group.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Nov 2008
Heinrich Michael C, Owzar Kouros, Corless Christopher L, Hollis Donna, Borden Ernest C, Fletcher Christopher D M, Ryan Christopher W, von Mehren Margaret, Blanke Charles D, Rankin Cathryn, Benjamin Robert S, Bramwell Vivien H, Demetri George D, Bertagnolli Monica M, Fletcher Jonathan A
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PURPOSE: Imatinib mesylate is standard treatment for patients who have advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), but not all patients benefit equally. In previous studies, GIST genotype correlated with treatment outcome and optimal imatinib dosing. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We examined the rela...
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