The importance of molecular biology in development, prognosis, treatment and resistance to targeted therapy in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the commonest mesenchymal tumors of the gastroenteric tract, and are generally believed to originate from the neoplastic transformation of the interstitial cells of Cajal, the pacemaker structures of the stomach and intestine. Exon and genetic mutations (p...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Comandone, Elisa Berno, Simona Chiadò Cutin, Antonella Boglione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/112