Our analysis comprising the largest group of GIST patients treated with neoadjuvant imatinib in routine practice indicates excellent long-term results of combined therapy in locally advanced GISTs.
Surgical removal of residual disease during imatinib treatment may allow for complete remission in selected GIST patients after response to therapy, theoretically prolonging durable remission, but it is necessary to continue imatinib for its maintenance.
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