Open AccessNeoadjuvant imatinib in locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Author(s) -
Ramakrishnan Ayloor Seshadri,
Rejiv Rajendranath
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.59905
Subject(s) - medicine , imatinib , imatinib mesylate , neoadjuvant therapy , gist , surgery , stromal tumor , radiology , oncology , stromal cell , cancer , breast cancer , myeloid leukemia
To study the role of neoadjuvant imatinib mesylate in downsizing tumors in patients with locally advanced nonmetastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), thus improving the possibility of complete resection.