Preoperative adjuvant therapy for locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a retrospective study

Preoperative adjuvant therapy for locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Preoperative imatinib mesylate therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) is controversial. This study aimed to explore the clinical efficacy and optimal duration of preoperative imatinib mesylate (IM) therapy in patients with locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic GI...

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Main Authors: Jing Qi, He-Li Liu, Feng Ren, Sheng Liu, Wei Shi, Wei-Hang Liu, Gao-Qiang Cai, Guo-Qing Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Preoperative treatment
Imatinib mesylate
Retrospective study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01840-9

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