Imatinib Mesylate or Observation Only in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Localized Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Summary

RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving imatinib mesylate after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. It is not yet known whether imatinib mesylate is more effective than observation only in treating gastrointestinal stromal tumor. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying imatinib mesylate to see how well it works compared to observation only in treating patients who have undergone surgery for localized gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Timeline

Start

2004-12

Primary completion

2008-10

Completion

2017-09

Publications

• Gronchi A, Bonvalot S, Poveda Velasco A, Kotasek D, Rutkowski P, Hohenberger P, Fumagalli E, Judson IR, Italiano A, Gelderblom HJ, van Coevorden F, Penel N, Kopp HG, Duffaud F, Goldstein D, Broto JM, Wardelmann E, Marreaud S, Smithers M, Le Cesne A, Zaffaroni F, Litiere S, Blay JY, Casali PG. Quality of Surgery and Outcome in Localized Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treated Within an International Intergroup Randomized Clinical Trial of Adjuvant Imatinib. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jun 1;155(6):e200397. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0397. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
• Casali PG, Le Cesne A, Poveda Velasco A, Kotasek D, Rutkowski P, Hohenberger P, Fumagalli E, Judson IR, Italiano A, Gelderblom H, Adenis A, Hartmann JT, Duffaud F, Goldstein D, Broto JM, Gronchi A, Dei Tos AP, Marreaud S, van der Graaf WT, Zalcberg JR, Litiere S, Blay JY. Time to Definitive Failure to the First Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Localized GI Stromal Tumors Treated With Imatinib As an Adjuvant: A European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group Intergroup Randomized Trial in Collaboration With the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, UNICANCER, French Sarcoma Group, Italian Sarcoma Group, and Spanish Group for Research on Sarcomas. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 20;33(36):4276-83. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.4304. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

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