Predicting recurrence-free survival after surgery for GIST

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1025-

  Joensuu, Heikki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; PLACEBO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; MITOSIS; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MITOTIC INDEX; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NOMOGRAMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PIPERAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PYRIMIDINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71249127202     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70267-0     Document Type: Letter

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