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Sunitinib as a second-line therapy for advanced GISTs after failure of imatinib: relationship between efficacy and tumor genotype in Korean patients.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Apr 2012
Yoon Dok Hyun, Ryu Min-Hee, Ryoo Baek-Yeol, Beck Moyeol, Choi Dae Ro, Cho Yoojin, Lee Jae-Lyun, Chang Heung-Moon, Kim Tae Won, Kang Yoon-Koo
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BACKGROUND: To assess the efficacy and safety of sunitinib with regards to primary genotypes of tumor in Korean patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) who failed an initial therapy of imatinib. METHODS: Clinical data were collected from 88 consecutive patients with metastatic/unresectable GISTs treated with sunitinib at the Asan Medical Center. RESULTS: The median time-to-progression (TTP)...
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