Tumor Volume as an Alternative Response Measurement for Imatinib Treated GIST Patients
Schiavon, Gaia × Ruggiero, Alessandro Schöffski, Patrick van der Holt, Bronno Bekers, Dave J Eechoute, Karel Vandecaveye, Vincent Krestin, Gabriel P Verweij, Jaap Sleijfer, Stefan Mathijssen, Ron H J #
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PLoS One vol:7 issue:11
Assessment of tumor size changes is crucial in clinical trials and patient care. We compared imatinib-induced volume changes of liver metastases (LM) from gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (GIST) to RECIST and Choi criteria and their association with overall survival (OS).