KIT Exon 9

Andrea Napolitano1, Heikki Joensuu2, Sara Rothschild3

  • 1The Royal Marsden Hospital and The Institute for Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.

JAMA oncology
|February 26, 2026
PubMed
概括

在被切除的胃肠道 stromal 瘤 (GISTs) 携带 KIT exon 9 突变的患者中,辅助意马替尼布治疗与延迟复发和改善生存率有关. 这支持其在高风险的GIST中使用,需要进一步研究最佳剂量.

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