SSG XXV: The Stop-GIST Trial; Discontinuation of Imatinib in Patients With Oligo-metastatic GIST

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18.
2. Morphological and immunohistochemical documentation of GIST (immunostaining for KIT/ (CD117) and/or DOG-1 (anoctamin-1)) must be positive on a tumour sample. Patients with demonstrated mutation in KIT or PDGFRA may be entered to the study despite negative immunostaining for KIT and DOG-1 provided that tumour histology is compatible with GIST.
3. Confirmed metastatic disease by radiology, histology, or both in history.
4. \>5.0 years of treatment with imatinib for metastatic disease when the breaks in imatinib administration are taken into account.
5. No more than 3 detectable metastases in the liver and/or in the abdomen on imaging of the abdomen and the pelvis or at surgery during the course of the disease.
6. Macroscopically complete resection of all metastases (either R0 or R1 surgery). Patients who have microscopically infiltrated margins (or suspected microscopical infiltration, R1) are eligible to enter the study. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver metastases in place of surgery is also allowed. Patients whose oligometastatic disease had disappeared completely so that no remaining target lesion for surgery or RFA can be identified (including absence of residual cyst-like lesions) are allowed to enter the study.
7. Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2.
8. Patient has provided a written, voluntary informed consent prior to study entry and any study-specific procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with metastases outside of the abdomen (e.g. in the bones or lungs).
2. Not willing to donate tumor tissue and/or blood samples for the molecular studies that aim at predicting of GIST recurrence.
3. Presence of a mutation in SDH, or other evidence for SDH deficiency.
4. Presence of neurofibromatosis-1.
5. R2 resection of the primary tumour or metastasis.
6. Patient with inability to grant reliable informed consent.
7. Inability to comply with the scheduled follow-up.
8. Progressive disease during imatinib or other systemic treatments for GIST, before or after surgery/RFA of the metastases.

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