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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology

Safety of Regular-Dose Imatinib Therapy in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Undergoing Dialysis.

Ryota Niikura, Takako Serizawa, Atsuo Yamada, Shuntaro Yoshida, Mariko Tanaka, Yoshihiro Hirata, Kazuhiko Koike

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Article in Case reports in gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ryota NiikuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takako SerizawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsuo YamadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shuntaro YoshidaEndoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Mariko TanakaDepartment of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshihiro HirataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiko KoikeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPUniversity of Tokyo Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of cancer patients undergoing dialysis has been increasing, and the number of these patients on chemotherapy is also increasing. Imatinib is an effective and safe therapy for KIT-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but the efficacy and safety of imatinib in dialysis patients remain unclear. Because clinical trials have not been conducted in this population, more investigations are required. We report on a 75-year-old Japanese man undergoing dialysis who presented with massive tarry stool from a duodenal GIST. The duodenal GIST was 14 cm in diameter with multiple liver and bone metastases. The patient underwent an urgent pancreaticoduodenectomy to achieve hemostasis. After surgery, he was administered imatinib 400 mg/day. No severe adverse event including myelosuppression, congestive heart failure, liver functional impairment, intestinal pneumonia, or Steven-Johnson syndrome occurred, and the liver metastasis remained stable for 4 months. During chemotherapy, hemodialysis continued three times per week without adverse events. We suggest that regular-dose imatinib is an effective and safe treatment in patients with GIST undergoing dialysis. In addition, we present a literature review of the effectiveness and safety of imatinib treatment in dialysis patients.

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumorsHemodialysisImatinib

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PMID27403097
PMCPMC4929395
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