Comparison of prognosis between neoadjuvant imatinib and upfront surgery for GIST: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Zhen Liu (Author), Zimu Zhang (Author), Juan Sun (Author), Jie Li (Author), Ziyang Zeng (Author), Mingwei Ma (Author), Xin Ye (Author), Fan Feng (Author), Weiming Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Significant survival benefit of adjuvant imatinib therapy has been observed in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). However, the impact of neoadjuvant imatinib on prognosis of GIST remains unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to compare the prognostic impact between upfront surgery and ne...