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Emerging Targeted Therapeutic Strategies to Overcome Imatinib Resistance of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
International journal of molecular sciences - 23 Mar 2023
Masucci Maria Teresa, Motti Maria Letizia, Minopoli Michele, Di Carluccio Gioconda, Carriero Maria Vincenza
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common malignant mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. The gold standard for the diagnosis of GISTs is morphologic analysis with an immunohistochemical evaluation plus genomic profiling to assess the mutational status of lesions. The majority of GISTs are driven by gain-of-function mutations in the proto-oncogene c-KIT encoding the tyrosine...
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