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Early prediction of response to sunitinib after imatinib failure by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jan 2009
Prior John O, Montemurro Michael, Orcurto Maria-Victoria, Michielin Olivier, Luthi François, Benhattar Jean, Guillou Louis, Elsig Valérie, Stupp Roger, Delaloye Angelika Bischof, Leyvraz Serge
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PURPOSE: Positron emission tomography with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) was used to evaluate treatment response in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) after administration of sunitinib, a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, after imatinib failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...
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