Focal progression in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors after initial response to imatinib mesylate: a three-center-based study of 38 patients.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Focal progression in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors after initial response to imatinib mesylate: a three-center-based study of 38 patients.

AU - Al-Batran, Salah-Eddin

AU - Hartmann, Joerg Thomas

AU - Heidel, Florian

AU - Stoehlmacher, Jan

AU - Wardelmann, Eva

AU - Dechow, Claudius

AU - Düx, Markus

AU - Izbicki, Jakob R.

AU - Kraus, Thomas

AU - Fischer, Thomas

AU - Jäger, Elke

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the outcome of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) exhibiting focal disease progression during imatinib therapy, treated by surgical resection and imatinib continuation. METHODS: A consecutive series of 38 patients with metastatic GISTs who underwent treatment with imatinib at our centers during a defined period of time was evaluated. Patients were evaluated for demographics including tumor-related features, initial response, disease recurrence, and salvage treatment modalities, and were classified as having either focal or generalized progression upon presentation prior to salvage therapy. RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 31.8 months, 25 of the 38 (65.8%) patients had progressed. Nine (36%) patients were classified as having focal and 16 (64%) as having generalized progression. Salvage therapies were: surgical resection and imatinib dose escalation in patients exhibiting focal progression and imatinib dose escalation alone in the majority of patients exhibiting generalized progression. Focal progression was associated with prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) after salvage therapy as compared with generalized progression (median PFS and OS, 11.3 months and not attained, versus 2.5 and 22.8 months, respectively). Six-month PFS was 89% and 39% in patients exhibiting focal and generalized progression, respectively. KIT mutation analysis of controlled and progressive lesions was performed in 4 patients with focal progression. Secondary KIT mutations affected progressive lesions, whereas nonprogressive lesions harbored the original mutations only. CONCLUSION: Patients with advanced GIST exhibiting focal disease progression during imatinib therapy may benefit from surgical resection and imatinib continuation. Imatinib resistance seems to be partial in these patients.

AB - BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the outcome of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) exhibiting focal disease progression during imatinib therapy, treated by surgical resection and imatinib continuation. METHODS: A consecutive series of 38 patients with metastatic GISTs who underwent treatment with imatinib at our centers during a defined period of time was evaluated. Patients were evaluated for demographics including tumor-related features, initial response, disease recurrence, and salvage treatment modalities, and were classified as having either focal or generalized progression upon presentation prior to salvage therapy. RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 31.8 months, 25 of the 38 (65.8%) patients had progressed. Nine (36%) patients were classified as having focal and 16 (64%) as having generalized progression. Salvage therapies were: surgical resection and imatinib dose escalation in patients exhibiting focal progression and imatinib dose escalation alone in the majority of patients exhibiting generalized progression. Focal progression was associated with prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) after salvage therapy as compared with generalized progression (median PFS and OS, 11.3 months and not attained, versus 2.5 and 22.8 months, respectively). Six-month PFS was 89% and 39% in patients exhibiting focal and generalized progression, respectively. KIT mutation analysis of controlled and progressive lesions was performed in 4 patients with focal progression. Secondary KIT mutations affected progressive lesions, whereas nonprogressive lesions harbored the original mutations only. CONCLUSION: Patients with advanced GIST exhibiting focal disease progression during imatinib therapy may benefit from surgical resection and imatinib continuation. Imatinib resistance seems to be partial in these patients.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 10

SP - 145

EP - 152

JO - GASTRIC CANCER

JF - GASTRIC CANCER

SN - 1436-3291

IS - 3

M1 - 3

ER -