Consensus meeting for the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors * Report of the GIST Consensus Conference of 3/04, under the auspices of EMSO

Blay JY, Bonvalot S, Casali P, Choi H, Debiec-Richter M, Dei Tos AP, Emile JF, Gronchi A, Hogendoorn PC, Joensuu H, Le Cesne A, Mac Clure J, Maurel J, Nupponen N, Ray-Coquard I, Reichardt P, Sciot R, Stroobants S, van Glabbeke M, van Oosterom A, Demetri GD.
Ann Oncol. 2005 Apr;16(4):566-78.
PMID: 15781488
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Neoadjuvant Imatinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Rectum: Report of a Case.

Lo SS, Papachristou GI, Finkelstein SD, Conroy WP, Schraut WH, Ramanathan RK.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jun;48(6):1316-9 [Epub March 24]
PMID: 15793646
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Neonatal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Report of a case and review of literature

Geramizadeh B, Bahador A, Ganjei-Azar P, Asadi A.
J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Mar;40(3):572-4.
PMID: 15793738
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Clinical and molecular characteristics of pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).

Price VE, Zielenska M, Chilton-Macneill S, Smith CR, Pappo AS.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2005 Mar 28; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID 15795882
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Fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors utilizing scanning electron microscopy

Tamiolakis DJ, Venizelos ID, Cheva AD, Lambropoulou MC, Nikolaidou SA, Jivannakis TE, Tzatzairis TC, Gaitanidis CS, Papadopoulos NE.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2005;41(2):117-122.
PMID: 15758577
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Treatment with cyclosporin A cream for the cutaneous reactions associated with imatinib therapy

Schamun A, Bullorsky E, Stemmelin G, Saxton R, Ricchione D.
Blood. 2005 Apr 1;105(7):2996-7.
No abstract available (letter to the editor).
This letter describes treating imatinib-induced skin problems with a cream compounded from a drug (cyclosporin A) which is usually taken orally.
PMID: 15781911
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Imatinib and gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Where do we go from here?

De Giorgi U, Verweij J.
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2005 Mar;4(3):495-501.
PMID: 15767559
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untitled paper

Bonvalot S.
Ann Chir. 2005 Mar;130(3):144-151. Epub 2004 Nov 18.
Abstract in English, paper in French.
PMID: 15784216
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[Imatinib mesylate alone for refractory advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor.]

Shen L, Jin ML.
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2004 Nov;26(11):697-9.
Abstract in English, paper in Chinese.
PMID: 15777512
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[Gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastasized to the ovary]

Istok R, Szabo I, Illyes G.
Orv Hetil. 2005 Jan 30;146(5):223-6.
Abstract in English, paper written in Hungarian.
PMID: 15773590
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Surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumour in the post-imatinib era.

Neuhaus SJ, Clark MA, Hayes AJ, Thomas JM, Judson I.
ANZ J Surg. 2005 Mar;75(3):165-72.
PMID: 15777399
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Esophageal GIST: Therapeutic implications of an uncommon presentation of a rare tumor.

Gouveia AM, Pimenta AP, Lopes JM, Capelinha AF, Ferreira SS, Valbuena C, Oliveira MC.
Dis Esophagus. 2005;18(1):70-3.
PMID: 15773848
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Staging for CLL-type non-Hodgkin's lymphoma reveals a gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

Herbers AH, Keuning JJ.
Neth J Med. 2005 Feb;63(2):74-5.
PMID: 15766012
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[GI Hemorrhage with Fulminant Shock Induced by Jejunal GIST Coincident with Duodenal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma + Neurofibromatosis]

Kramer K, Siech M, Strater J, Aschoff AJ, Henne-Bruns D.
[GI Hemorrhage with Fulminant Shock Induced by Jejunal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Coincident with Duodenal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NET) + Neurofibromatosis (NF) - Case Report and Review of the Literature.]
Z Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;43(3):281-8.
paper in German.
PMID: 15765301
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KIT/Val654 Ala receptor detected in one imatinib-resistant GIST patient.

Tamborini E, Gabanti E, Lagonigro MS, Negri T, Pilotti S, Pierotti MA, Pricl S.
Cancer Res. 2005 Feb 1;65(3):1115; author reply 1115.
No abstract available.
PMID: 15705916
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) - Single Center Experience of prolonged treatment with Imatinib

Schindler CG, Armbrust T, Gunawan B, Langer C, Fuzesi L, Ramadori G.
Z Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;43(3):267-73.
PMID: 15765299
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Targeted cancer therapies

Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I.
Bull Cancer. 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. Review.
PMID: 15749638
This paper describes several classes of targeted cancer drugs and explains their strategies for inhibiting cancer. Gleevec is one of the examples.
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: CT and MRI findings

Sandrasegaran K, Rajesh A, Rushing DA, Rydberg J, Akisik FM, Henley JD.
European Radiology 2005 July; 15(7): 1407-1414.
PMID: 15761716
This paper describes CT and MRI appearance of GISTs.
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Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Small Intestine Complicated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis during Treatment with Imatinib Mesylate

Takashima M, Igaki N, Matsuda T, Ohyama M, Kanda S, Tamada F, Goto T.
Internal Medicine (Tokyo) 2005 Feb;44(2):114-9.
PMID: 15750270
free access in PubMed
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Spontaneous rupture of giant gastric stromal tumor into gastric lumen

Mehta RM, Sudheer VO, John AK, Nandakumar RR, Dhar PS, Sudhindran S, Balakrishnan V.
World J Surg Oncol. 2005 Feb 15;3(1):11.
PMID: 15713236
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Imatinib Blocks Spontaneous Mechanical Activities in the Adult Mouse Small Intestine: Possible Inhibition of c-Kit Signaling

Shimojima N, Nakaki T, Morikawa Y, Hoshino K, Kitajima M.
Pharmacology. 2005 Feb 17;74(2):95-99
PMID: 15722647
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STI571 (Glivec) inhibits the interaction between c-KIT and heat shock protein 90 of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor cell line, GIST-T1

Nakatani H, Kobayashi M, Jin T, Taguchi T, Sugimoto T, Nakano T, Hamada S, Araki K.
Cancer Sci. 2005 Feb;96(2):116-9.
PMID: 15723656
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Analysis of CD117-negative gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Tzen CY, Mau BL.
World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb 21;11(7):1052-5.
PMID: 15742414
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Effects of Imatinib on Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Are Mediated by Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-{kappa}B and Akt Signaling Pathways

Appel S, Rupf A, Weck MM, Schoor O, Brummendorf TH, Weinschenk T, Grunebach F, Brossart P.
Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Mar 1;11(5):1928-40.
PMID: 15756019
This paper suggests immunosuppressive effects of Gleevec.
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: case report with documentation of KIT gene mutation

Daum O, Klecka J, Ferda J, Treska V, Vanecek T, Sima R, Mukensnabl P, Michal M.
Virchows Archiv 2005 446(4):470-472
no abstract (letter to the editor describing a single case)
PMID: 15756592
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Novel c-KIT germline mutation in a family with gastrointestinal stromal tumors and cutaneous hyperpigmentation

Carballo M, Roig I, Aguilar F, Pol MA, Gamundi MJ, Hernan I, Martinez-Gimeno M.
Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Feb 1;132(4):361-4.
PMID: 15742474
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Transient respiratory failure possibly associated to imatinib

Lengerke C, Brummendorf T, Herrlinger U, Horger M, Kanz L, Hartmann JT.
Invest New Drugs. 2005 Jan;23(2):137-8.
No abstract available.
PMID: 15744589
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Dual CD117 Expression in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) and Paraganglioma of Carney Triad: A Case Report

Horenstein MG, Hitchcock TA, Tucker JA.
Int J Surg Pathol. 2005 Jan;13(1):87-92.
PMID: 15735861
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PKC theta, a novel immunohistochemical marker for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), especially useful for identifying KIT-negative tumors

Motegi A, Sakurai S, Nakayama H, Sano T, Oyama T, Nakajima T.
Pathol Int. 2005 Mar;55(3):106-12.
PMID: 15743318
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Perforation through small bowel malignant tumors.

Chao TC, Chao HH, Jan YY, Chen MF.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Mar;9(3):430-5.
This paper concerns risk to the patient from perforations due to several types of tumors, including GIST.
PMID 15749607
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Analysis of prognostic and immunohistochemical factors in gastrointestinal stromal tumors with malignant potential

Ozguc H, Yilmazlar T, Yerci O, Soylu R, Tumay V, Filiz G, Zorluoglu A.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Mar;9(3):418-29.
PMID 15749606
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A Clinical and Biological Overview of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Candelaria M, de la Garza J, Duenas-Gonzalez A.
Med Oncol. 2005 Spring;22(1):1-10.
PMID 15750190.
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PKCdelta plays opposite roles in growth mediated by wild-type Kit and an oncogenic Kit mutant

Jelacic T, Linnekin D.
Blood. 2005 Mar 1;105(5):1923-9.
PMID: 15542581
This paper is not directly about GIST. However, it is potentially relevant because PKCtheta has been shown to be expressed in human GIST.
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Imatinib pharmacokinetics in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a retrospective population pharmacokinetic study over time

Judson I, Ma P, Peng B, Verweij J, Racine A, di Paola ED, van Glabbeke M, Dimitrijevic S, Scurr M, Dumez H, van Oosterom A.
EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group.
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005 Apr;55(4):379-86.
PMID: 15592836
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Cutaneous reactions to imatinib mesylate treated by topical steroid

Ujiie H, Shimizu T, Shimizu H.
American J Hematology 2005 Mar;78(3):246.
No Abstract.
PMID: 15726597
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In vitro and in vivo activity of ATP-based kinase inhibitors AP23464 and AP23848 against activation loop mutants of Kit

Corbin AS, Demehri S, Griswold IJ, Wang Y, Metcalf Iii CA, Sundaramoorthi R, Shakespeare WC, Snodgrass J, Wardwell S, Dalgarno D, Iuliucci J, Sawyer T, Heinrich MC, Druker BJ, Deininger MW.
Blood. 2005 Jul 1;106(1):227-34
PMID: 15746079
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Antigens recognized by autologous antibodies of patients with soft tissue sarcoma

Segal NH, Blanchere NE, Shiu HY, Leejee S, Antonescy CR, Lewis JJ,
Wolchok JD, Houghton AN
Cancer Immunity 5:4 (2005)
PMID 15745419
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Cancer Immunity

A case of double cancer involving oral malignant melanoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Nagai K, Matsumura Y, Nomura J, Inui M, Tagawa T.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 May;34(3):328-30.
PMID: 15741044
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Metastases in an Adult Woman Treated with Imatinib Mesylate: MDCT Findings

Busalacchi PJ Sr, de la Calle MA, Torroba A, Del Rio ST.
AJR American J Roentgenology 2005 Mar;184(3 Suppl):S58-61.
No abstract available.
PMID: 15728023
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Gastrointestinal Schwannomas: CT Features with Clinicopathologic Correlation.

Levy AD, Quiles AM, Miettinen M, Sobin LH.
AJR American J Roentgenology 2005 Mar;184(3):797-802.
PMID: 15728600
This paper makes distinctions between the appearance on CT scans of GISTs versus GI Schwannomas.
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features

Sandrasegaran K, Rajesh A, Rydberg J, Rushing DA, Akisik FM, Henley JD.
AJR American J Roentgenology 2005 Mar;184(3):803-11.
No abstract available.
PMID: 15728601
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Pitfalls in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and How to Avoid Them

Stelow EB, Bardales RH, Stanley MW.
Adv Anat Pathol. 2005 Mar;12(2):62-73.
PMID: 15731574
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