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Is imatinib 400 necessary or low dose

2025-05-22 16:19:30
My father has surgery of GIST  25 days ago Low grade PT2 classification spindle type Mitosis rate less than 5 With CD117 and DOG1 positive. Is he required Imatinib 400 or low dose for 2 years or only surgery is sufficient ? Please advise
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Need more information for planning adjuvant therapy like tumour size , site , imaging findings.

Answered2025-05-23 09:19:43

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