Sentences with phrase «gist tumors»

Studies here are probing questions such as whether and for how long imatinib should be taken after surgical removal of GIST tumors.

GIST tumors are derived from the pacemaker cells that stimulate movement of the gut.

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• A patient's undifferentiated small bowel sarcoma was found to contain a KIT gene deletion, resulting in a revised diagnosis of GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor) that was successfully treated with imatinib.

A board - certified general surgeon and surgical oncologist, Kevin Roggin, MD, specializes in the surgical treatment of complex upper gastrointestinal tract and hepato - pancreato - biliary (HPB) cancers (stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), sarcomas, extrahepatic bile duct cholangiocarcinoma).

Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Team Colon and Rectal Cancer Team Esophageal Cancer Team Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Team Liver Cancer Team Pancreatic Cancer Team Stomach Cancer Team

[69,72] In gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), secondary resistance to KIT inhibition is caused primarily by development of additional KIT mutations.

Exclusion Criteria: • The participant is diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) or Kaposi sarcoma.

Nearly one in four patients with incurable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) treated with

Earl was diagnosed with a very rare tumor (called gastrointestinal stromal tumor or GIST) after presenting to the Emergency Service at CUVS in April 2014.

was diagnosed with a very rare tumor (called gastrointestinal stromal tumor or GIST) after presenting to the Emergency Service at CUVS in April 2014.