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Evaluation of nilotinib in advanced GIST previously treated with imatinib and sunitinib.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Apr 2012
Cauchi C, Somaiah N, Engstrom P F, Litwin S, Lopez M, Lee J, Davey M, Bove B, von Mehren M
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PURPOSE: Patients with advanced GIST following standard imatinib and sunitinib often have good performance status and need additional therapy. This study tested nilotinib, a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced GIST refractory to standard therapies. METHODS: This single-center open-label phase II study has a primary objective to determine progression-free survival at 6 months....
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