Review article: Dig Dis Sci (2010) 55:3315–3327
summary:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Over the last decade, GISTs have gained an extremeinterest, not only for surgeons but also for oncologists. The role of targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors has revolutionized the care of these patients, and has made GISTs the paradigm for molecular cancer therapy. For patients with primary GISTs surgery is the treatment of choice. A combination of imatinib therapy and surgery may be effective in a subset of patients with metastatic or unresectable primary GISTs. Meanwhile, the advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of these tumors may render feasible, in the near future, the advent of newer and more efficacious treatment options.
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