Is imatinib 400 necessary or low dose

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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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Dr. Sherry Abraham Medical Oncologist 2 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sherry Abraham

Medical Oncologist 2 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram

Need more information for planning adjuvant therapy like tumour size , site , imaging findings.

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