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Mutational spectrum and therapy response of metastasized GIST in Central Switzerland - a population-based study.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jun 2011
Rössle Matthias, Hirschmann Astrid, Diebold Joachim
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BACKGROUND: Until now, no population-based studies investigated the mutational status of primary GIST (PT) and corresponding metastases and correlated these data with response to Imatinib or Sunitinib therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective observation study, all metastatic GISTs of the last 15years of our institution were investigated for mutations in c-kit and in PDGFRα gene in each PT and...
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