Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Sarcoma Service has a specialist team that treats soft-tissue sarcomas that form in the abdomen. Here are some soft-tissue sarcomas of the abdomen: Gastrointestinal stromal ...

Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is known for its wide variability in biological behaviors and it is difficult to predict its malignant potential. The aim of this study is to ...

From September 2008 to December 2011, a total of 31 patients with large-size (2~5 cm) GISTs ... and exclude any tumor residual or recurrence, then once every year. Meanwhile, abdominal ...

Lastly, the C4 subtype includes PDGFRA-mutant GISTs, which respond well to PDGFRA inhibitors like avapritinib, though they remain resistant to standard TKIs. Novel tumor suppressor gene in GISTs ...

we identified the tumour as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), a rare cancer that arises from the stomach wall," he said. Providing further details, he said that if left untreated ...

A recent study offering a comprehensive view of the genome and transcriptome of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has introduced a new, multi-omics-based molecular classification of these ...