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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2005; 11(2): 260-263
Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.260
Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.260
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of giant GISTs patients.
| Total (n = 23) | STI-571 (n = 9) | No STI-571 (n = 14) | P | |
| Age (yr) | 56.2±16.9 | |||
| ≤50 yr | 40.2±11.9(5) | 39.0±10.8(4) | 0.8 | |
| >50 yr | 67.3±5.8(4) | 66.7±11.0(10) | 0.9 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0.08 |
| Female | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 15.9±8.4 | 20.7±9.9 | 12.8±5.4 | 0.06 |
| Location | ||||
| Gastroduodenal | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Intestinal | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| Surgical margin | ||||
| Negative | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.68 |
| Positive | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Recurrence | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| Local | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.59 |
| Distal metastasis | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Treatment of recurrence | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| Repeat resection | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| TACE | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chemotherapy | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mean recurrence time (mo) | 15.2±11.8 | 6.9±5.7 | 0.15 |
- Citation: Chen TW, Liu HD, Shyu RY, Yu JC, Shih ML, Chang TM, Hsieh CB. Giant malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Recurrence and effects of treatment with STI-571. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(2): 260-263
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i2/260.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.260