title: Downstaging of a gastric GIST by neoadjuvant imatinib and endoscopic assisted laparoscopic resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chirurgia e Terapie Oncologiche Avanzate, Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni di Forlì, Italy. DavideCavaliere@libero.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vagliasindi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Framarini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giorgetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solfrini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tauceri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milandri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ridolfi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Verdecchia
mesh_terms: D001549:Benzamides; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate