Safety of Regular-Dose Imatinib Therapy in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Undergoing Dialysis

The number of cancer patients undergoing dialysis has been increasing, and the number of these patients on chemotherapy is also increasing. Imatinib is an effective and safe therapy for KIT-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but the efficacy and safety of imatinib in dialysis patients...

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Main Authors: Niikura, Ryota, Serizawa, Takako, Yamada, Atsuo, Yoshida, Shuntaro, Tanaka, Mariko, Hirata, Yoshihiro, Koike, Kazuhiko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929395/