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Current Drug Resistance Mechanisms and Treatment Options in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Summary and Update.
Current treatment options in oncology - 1 Nov 2024
He Chunxiao, Wang Zilong, Yu Jiaying, Mao Shuang, Xiang Xi
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OPINION STATEMENT: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is characterized by well-defined oncogenes. Despite the significant improvement in treatment outcomes with adjuvant imatinib therapy for patients, drug resistance remains a major challenge for GIST therapy. This review focuses on the mechanisms contributing to drug resistance phenotype in GIST, such as primary imatinib-resistant mutants, secondary...
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