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microRNA expression signatures of gastrointestinal stromal tumours: associations with imatinib resistance and patient outcome.
British journal of cancer - 25 Nov 2014
Akçakaya P, Caramuta S, Åhlen J, Ghaderi M, Berglund E, Östman A, Bränström R, Larsson C, Lui W-O
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BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is mainly initialised by receptor tyrosine kinase gene mutations. Although the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate considerably improved the outcome of patients, imatinib resistance still remains a major therapeutic challenge in GIST ther...
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