Role of molecular analysis in the adjuvant treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours: It is time to define it

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2583-2586

  Nannini, Margherita ^a   Pantaleo, Maria A ^a,b   Biasco, Guido ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant treatment; Gastrointestinal stromal tumours; Imatinib; KIT; Molecular analysis; Plateletderived growth factor receptor alpha; Wild type

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG RESPONSE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RISK;

EID: 84877260261     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2583     Document Type: Article

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