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Surgical Management of Wild-Type Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Report From the National Institutes of Health Pediatric and Wildtype GIST Clinic.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Feb 2017
Weldon Christopher B, Madenci Arin L, Boikos Sosipatros A, Janeway Katherine A, George Suzanne, von Mehren Margaret, Pappo Alberto S, Schiffman Joshua D, Wright Jennifer, Trent Jonathan C, Pacak Karel, Stratakis Constantine A, Helman Lee J, La Quaglia Michael P
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Purpose Wild-type gastrointestinal stromal tumors (WT-GISTs) that lack KIT or PDGFRA mutations represent a unique subtype of GIST that predominantly affects children. We sought to determine the effect on event-free survival (EFS) of staging variables, extent of resection, and repeat resection of tumors. Methods In 2008, a WT-GIST clinic was established at the National Cancer Institute, allowing the development of...
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