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gastrointestinal stromal tumor
GIST. A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be benign or malignant. (National Cancer Institute)
Why some lung cancers stop responding to Tarceva and Iressa Feb 21, 2005
Imatinib mesylate is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a stomach tumor called gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), and other tumors caused by ... EurekAlert,
Study finds new designer drug is potent treatment for chronic ... Feb 14, 2005
Studies are also under way to learn whether AMN107 is effective against other diseases, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), for which Gleevec has ... EurekAlert,
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Cancer survivors take opening lap May 22, 2004
...reality.". Dickover is fresh from the battle. He was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or GIST, in November. He first ... Newark Advocate
Kinase backgrounder: Iressa discovery part of major kinase ... Apr 30, 2004
Gleevec has stopped or shrunk tumors in many patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a disease that had been ... EurekAlert
Resources from the National Cancer Institute on gastrointestinal stromal tumor:
Cancer.gov Posted Date: 07/20/2001 Updated Date: 04/14/2003. Key Words: chemotherapy,
gastrointestinal stromal tumor, Gleevec TM . (Definitions ...
Cancer.gov II Study of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Imatinib Mesylate in Patients With Primary
or Recurrent Potentially Resectable Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. ...
Cancer.gov Blind Study of Adjuvant Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec; STI571) Versus Placebo in Patients
Following the Resection of Primary GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST). ...
Cancer.gov - Small Intestine Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (refer to the PDQ summary on Adult Soft
Tissue Sarcoma Treatment for more information). The majority ...
Cancer.gov Genetic Study of Predictors of Response to Imatinib Mesylate in Patients
With Metastatic or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. ...
Cancer.gov ...was shown earlier for the drug imatinib (Gleevec™), which is most effective
against certain leukemias and gastrointestinal stromal tumors that possess ...
Cancer.gov ...disease (stratum I: soft tissue sarcoma not specified in stratum II, osteogenic sarcoma
arising from soft tissues, or gastrointestinal stromal tumor vs stratum ...
Cancer.gov ...of the uterus. The following tumor types are excluded: Gastrointestinal
stromal tumor; Chondrosarcoma; Malignant mesothelioma; Neuroblastoma; ...
Cancer.gov ...of Gleevec in other cancers including glioma, soft tissue sarcoma, and a rare kind
of gastrointestinal cancer called gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). ...
Progress In Pursuit of Our Goal, Clinical Trials, Platforms for ... ...researchers led to the development of Gleevec™ (imatinib mesylate) to treat chronic
myelogenous leukemia and now gastrointestinal stromal tumors, in both ...
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