GIST is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract and can occur throughout this region. It is diagnosed in 10–20 individuals per million annually in the US, and up to 30% ...

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The main mechanism of imatinib failure involves the emergence of resistant subpopulations harboring heterogeneous secondary mutations in KIT, which occurs for up to 90% of patients with GIST 26,73 .

Surgery is the main treatment for GISTs that haven’t spread. However, surgery may not be an option for tumors that have spread. GIST tumor surgery.