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The effects of surgical cytoreduction prior to imatinib therapy on the prognosis of patients with advanced GIST.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2013
An Ho Jung, Ryu Min-Hee, Ryoo Baek-Yeol, Sohn Byeong Seok, Kim Ki-Hun, Oh Sung Tae, Yu Chang Sik, Yook Jeong Hwan, Kim Byung Sik, Kang Yoon-Koo
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BACKGROUND: Baseline tumor size is one of important prognostic factors for imatinib therapy in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). The purpose of this study was to determine whether surgical cytoreduction before imatinib therapy can improve the prognosis. METHODS: A total of 249 patients with advanced GIST were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were categorized into two groups according...
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