Research Topic

Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), including the efficacy and safety of targeted therapies like Imatinib Mesylate and Sunitinib, the role of PDGFRA and KIT mutations in GISTs, consensus approaches for management, surgical considerations, prognostic factors, use of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration, and the significance of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) deficiency. It also explores the use of PET imaging for response evaluation.