Imatinib use for gastrointestinal stromal tumors among older patients in Japan and Taiwan

Abstract Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) improve the prognosis of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). We conducted a retrospective cohort study using cancer registries linked with health utilization data in Japan and Taiwan to assess TKI usage in older and non-older patients. Pa...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Ichinose, Yi-Hsin Yang, Hui-Jen Tsai, Ru-Yu Huang, Takahiro Higashi, Toshirou Nishida, Li-Tzong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27092-z