Article Commentary: The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Gastrointestinal stromal Tumor after Operative Treatment

oleh: Ka-Ho Lok

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01

Deskripsi

The treatment for localized advance gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is far from ideal. Up to 50% of patient developed post-operative recurrence and died within 5 years. Recently, imatinib was found to significantly improve recurrence-free survival in post-operative patients. The role of adjuvant therapy in high risk GIST patients is discussed.