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Mechanisms of sunitinib resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors harboring KITAY502-3ins mutation: an in vitro mutagenesis screen for drug resistance.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Nov 2009
Guo Tianhua, Hajdu Mihai, Agaram Narasimhan P, Shinoda Hiroko, Veach Darren, Clarkson Bayard D, Maki Robert G, Singer Samuel, Dematteo Ronald P, Besmer Peter, Antonescu Cristina R
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Although tyrosine kinase inhibitors have improved survival in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), complete response is rare and most patients eventually fail the first-line treatment with imatinib. Sunitinib malate is the only approved second-line therapy for patients with imatinib-resistant or imatinib-intolerant GIST. The clinical benefit of sunitinib is genotype-dependent in regards to...
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