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VEGF expression is related to good response and long progression-free survival in gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients treated with Sunitinib.
Diagnostic molecular pathology : the American journal of surgical pathology, part B - 1 Sept 2011
Koh Youngil, Lee Hee Eun, Im Seock-Ah, Kim Se-Hyung, Kim Tae Min, Han Sae-Won, Oh Do-Youn, Kim Jee Hyun, Lee Se-Hoon, Kim Dong-Wan, Kim Tae-You, Kim Woo-Ho, Heo Dae Seog, Bang Yung-Jue
Abstract excerpt
We intended to find predictive markers in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients treated with sunitinib. Korean patients who received sunitinib after imatinib failure for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor were studied. Genotyping for KIT and PDGFRA were performed. An immunohistochemical stain for PDGFR-α, PDGFR-β, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was performed. A total of 22 patients...
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