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Article Commentary: The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Gastrointestinal stromal Tumor after Operative Treatment
oleh: Ka-Ho Lok
| Format: | Article |
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| 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.