Curr Health Sci J, vol. 46, no. 3, 2020
Strong Long-Term Survival with Targeted Therapy in Inoperable/Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
[Case Report]
C. TUTA(1), B.I. VATU(2), S.A. ARTENE(3)
(1)Emergency County Hospital of Alexandria, Romania,
(2)Emergency County Hospital of Slatina, Romania,
(3)Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) belong to a group of cancers called soft-tissue sarcomas. Soft-tissue sarcomas develop in the tissues that support and connect the body, including muscles, nerves, tendons and joints. In this paper we report a case of 67-years old man with unresectable GIST and associated liver metastasis who experienced a very good response to Imatinib mesylate (GlivecĀ®) therapy in first line for over 10 years. Even after progression and discovery of liver metastasis, increasing the GlivecĀ® dose proved to be an efficient strategy with no added toxicity and an overall satisfactory quality of life.
Keywords: GIST, Imatinib, targeted therapy, metastasis.
Corresponding: Cristian Tuta, Emergency County Hospital of Alexandria, Romania, e-mail: tutacristi@yahoo.com
DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.46.03.16 - Download PDF Strong Long-Term Survival with Targeted Therapy in Inoperable/Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors PDF

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