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Avapritinib for metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 1 Sept 2020
Alzofon N, Jimeno A
Abstract excerpt
Avapritinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has recently received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors harboring a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) exon 18 mutation. Mutations in the activation loop of PDGFRA or KIT confer resistance to conventional TKIs due to structural changes in the receptor....
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