The insulin-like growth factor system as a potential therapeutic target in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Cell Cycle

Volumn 7, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2949-2955

  Belinsky, Martin G ^a   Rink, Lori ^a   Cai, Kathy Q ^a   Ochs, Michael F ^b   Eisenberg, Burton ^c   Huang, Min ^a   Von Mehren, Margaret ^a   Godwin, Andrew K ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GISTs; Imatinib mesylate; Insulin growth factor; NYP AEW541; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CP 751871; IMATINIB; IMC A 12; NVP AEW 541; OSI 906; R 1507; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; SUNITINIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53649108514     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.19.6760     Document Type: Review

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