Randomized clinical trials in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the GI tract, constituting 80% of all GI mesenchymal tumors and approximately 20% of all small bowel malignancies, excluding lymphomas. This article provides a summary of recent randomized clinical trials of these tumors.
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Peter A
PA
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 203, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Sicklick
Jason K
JK
DeMatteo
Ronald P
RP
D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic