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KIT mutations and dose selection for imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

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Eur J Cancer2006PMID 16624552stubpubmedProvenance
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CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
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CuratedShowing 1–3 of 3 evidence items · levels, directions and significance as curated at the source; each row links to its CIViC record.
TherapyCancerTypeLevelDirection · significanceRating (1–5)StatusEvidenceSource
KIT Exon 9 Mutation1
ImatinibGastrointestinal Stromal TumorPredictiveASupports Sensitivity Response4accepted
EID1221

In a phase III clinical trial comparing different doses of imatinib in GIST patients, KIT exon 9 mutations were associated with significantly improved progression free survival (P=0.0013) and a 61% re… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 16624552 · Debiec-Rychter et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC

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KIT S501_A502INSAY1
ImatinibGastrointestinal Stromal TumorPredictiveBSupports Resistance—submitted
EID2856

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients with exon 9 mutations in KIT were less likely to show a complete or partial response to imatinib (44.4% vs. 71.7%, P=0.007) and had a shorter time to tum… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 16624552 · Debiec-Rychter et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC

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KIT Y503_F504insAY1
ImatinibGastrointestinal Stromal TumorPredictiveBSupports Sensitivity Response—submitted
EID2394

Patients with exon 9 mutations treated with a higher dose of imatinib (800mg vs. 400 mg daily) experienced improved progression-free survival compared to those treated with the standard dose (HR:0.392… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 16624552 · Debiec-Rychter et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC

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