Radiotherapy in the treament of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Knowlton C, Brady L, Heintzelman R. Radiotherapy in the treament of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Rare Tumors 2011, 3: 35. PMID: 22355490, PMCID: PMC3282440, DOI: 10.4081/rt.2011.e35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastrointestinal stromal tumorsTreatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumorsStromal tumorsCase of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumourLong-term local controlMetastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumorsTreated with local radiotherapyUnresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumorsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsRate of metastasisStandard of careLocal radiotherapyResectable diseaseRadiosensitive tumorsRadiation therapySurgical resectionMesenchymal tumorsImatinib mesylatePalliative settingRadiotherapyKinase inhibitorsLocal controlTumorPatientsGastrointestinal tract