A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The tumors tend to appear in the stomach or small intestine. These tumors likely ...

Preclinical data has showing compelling findings for HT-KIT among patients with rare and aggressive KIT-driven cancers, ...

GISTs are a rare type of cancer that develops in the digestive tract’s connective tissue, specifically from cells that help regulate muscle contractions. GISTs are primarily driven by genetic ...

Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is known for its wide variability in biological behaviors and it is difficult to predict its malignant potential. The aim of this study is to ...

Most advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) start with cancer-causing cell changes, or mutations, in specific genes. Changes in proteins called KIT and PDGFRA most commonly cause this ...

More information: Feifei Xie et al, Genomic and transcriptomic landscape of human gastrointestinal stromal tumors, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53821-1 Journal information ...

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a cancerous tumor that grows in the digestive tract. Surgery can help remove the entire tumor. There are several procedures, including laparoscopy or ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Sarcoma Service has a specialist team that treats soft-tissue sarcomas that form in the abdomen. Here are some soft-tissue sarcomas of the abdomen: Gastrointestinal stromal ...

About 1,200 Germans are diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumors every year—a rare type of cancer in which the tumors develop in the walls of the digestive organs and quickly develop ...

DelveInsight’s “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast-2034″ report offers an in-depth understanding of the Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor ...

Total 497 GIST patients were involved in present study, with a median age of 60 years (range 23–90) and 55.9% was male. Stomach and small bowel were the most common sites of primary disease (59. ...