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Should all GISTs be sequenced?

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Medical Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine

I believe that any GIST that is going to be treated with a TKI should be sequenced. The mutational response to TKIs are now well documented. 10% of GISTs are wild type and do not respond to Gleevec or Sutent. In addition, certain mutations like D842V in PDGF are also not druggable.

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