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SUBMITTER: Keung EZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7471171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of surgical oncology 20200730 10
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. Complete resection is the only potentially curative treatment, although recurrence is common, occurring in approximately 40-50% of patients. The introduction of effective molecularly targeted therapies for GISTs has dramatically changed the clinical management paradigms for, and prognosis of, patients with intermediate- and high-risk GISTs, as well as those with locally advanced and m ...[more]