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Pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant imatinib of a gastric stromal tumor with concomitant mutations in <scp><i>KIT</i></scp>: A case report and literature review

20231 citationOpen accessUniversity of Tunis El Manar

Abstract

Key clinical message We report the first case of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant imatinib in a gastric stromal tumor harboring KIT mutations in both exons 11 and 9. The significance of this co‐occurrence is unknown and might increase the responsiveness of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) to imatinib. Abstract pCR of GIST to neoadjuvant imatinib is rare. We report a case of pCR to neoadjuvant imatinib in a gastric stromal tumor that harbored co‐occurrence of multiple KIT mutations in exons 11 and 9. This co‐occurrence in exons 9 and 11 is the first to be reported in the English literature.

Research topics

  • Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

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DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7463

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