Authors: Shinsuke Sato Toshimasa Tsujinaka Kazuyoshi Yamamoto Tsuyoshi Takahashi Kentaro Kishi Hiroshi Imamura Junya Fujita Masakazu Takagi Seiichi Hirota Toshirou Nishida
Publish Date: 2015/11/26
Volume: 46, Issue: 9, Pages: 1068-1075
Abstract
The primary tumor was located in the stomach small intestine and rectum in seven six and one patients respectively Metastatic tumors developed in the liver peritoneum other sites and multiple organs in three six two and three patients respectively The R0 resection rate was 429 and the 5year overall survival rate was 693 There was no significant difference in the 5year overall survival rate between patients who underwent R0/R1 and those who underwent R2 resection 714 vs 686 There was a strong correlation between survival time from diagnosis and the duration of imatinib therapy Pearson’s correlation coefficient 086 p 0001This study was performed by the Kinki GIST Study Group which includes the following institutions Osaka University Hospital Osaka General Medical Center Shizuoka General Hospital Osaka National Hospital Osaka Red Cross Hospital Toyonaka Municipal Hospital Tenri Hospital Osaka City General Hospital Osaka City University Hospital Osaka Police Hospital Sakai Municipal Hospital Kanazawa Medical University Hospital Kitano Hospital Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital Osaka Rosai Hospital Osaka Medical College Hospital Matsushita Memorial Hospital Kyoto City Hospital Shiga Medical Center for Adults Hyogo Cancer Center Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital Kinki University Hospital Kansai Electric Power Hospital National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital Yodogawa Christian Hospital Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases Kansai Medical University Takii Hospital Sumitomo Hospital Suita Municipal Hospital The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine Osaka City Sumiyoshi Hospital Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital Nissei Hospital Otemae Hospital Bell Land General Hospital Minoh City Hospital Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital Higashiosaka City General Hospital and Rinku General Medical Center
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