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ReviewHematology/oncology clinics of North America2025

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Current Approaches and Future Directions in the Treatment of Advanced Disease.

Carlo M Cicala, Sebastian Bauer, Michael C Heinrich, César Serrano

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Review in Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Carlo M CicalaSarcoma Translational Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Carrer de Natzaret 115-117, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Sebastian BauerDepartment of Medical Oncology and Sarcoma Center, West German Cancer Center, and DKTK partner site Essen, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), University Duisburg-Essen, Medical School, Hufelandstraße 55, Essen 45122, Germany.
Michael C HeinrichDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Portland VA Health Care System and OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, R&D-19 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
César SerranoSarcoma Translational Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Carrer de Natzaret 115-117, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: cserrano@vhio.net.

Funding

National Succinate Dehydrogenase-deficient GIST Translational Research and Clinical Trial ConsortiumU01CA278470 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JOHN Walter GLOD, Jason Keith Sicklick · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Novel models for functional profiling of germline SDH variants associated with cancerR21CA263400 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI HEINRICH, MICHAEL C · 2021 to 2022
$320k
BLRD VA I01 BX005358NCI NIH HHS R21 CA263400NCI NIH HHS U01 CA278470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review discusses the current and future landscape of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) treatment. It covers the role of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), specifically imatinib, and further treatment options, such as sunitinib, regorafenib, and ripretinib, as well as avapritinib for platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha D842V mutations. In addition, this review emphasizes individualized treatment strategies within multidisciplinary expert teams, including surgery and other locoregional therapies, together with the importance of mutation-guided approaches, particularly for wild-type GISTs. Finally, it explores the potential of next-generation KIT inhibitors, combination therapies, and other investigational approaches.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsHumansImatinib MesylateMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitAntineoplastic AgentsImatinib MesylateProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)ImatinibKIT mutationPDGFRA mutationTargeted therapyTyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs)

Identifiers

PMID40368739
PMCPMC12416134

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