Feasibility and Timing of Cytoreduction Surgery in Advanced (Metastatic or Recurrent) Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors During the Era of Imatinib

The prognosis of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) was dramatically improved in the era of imatinib. Cytoreduction surgery was advocated as an additional treatment for advanced GISTs, especially when patients having poor response to imatinib or developing resistance to it. However, th...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore)
Main Authors: Chang, Shih-Chun, Liao, Chien-Hung, Wang, Shang-Yu, Tsai, Chun-Yi, Chiang, Kun-Chun, Cheng, Chi-Tung, Yeh, Ta-Sen, Chen, Yen-Yang, MA, Ming-Chun, Liu, Chien-Ting, Yeh, Chun-Nan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616552/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091448
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001014
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