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Medical Oncology/standards , Patient Participation , Sarcoma/therapy , Adult , Aftercare/methods , Aftercare/standards , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/standards , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Biopsy , Europe , Humans , Incidence , Lymphatic Metastasis/diagnostic imaging , Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/standards , Medical Oncology/methods , Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods , Neoadjuvant Therapy/standards , Neoplasm Grading , Neoplasm Staging , Radiotherapy, Adjuvant/methods , Radiotherapy, Adjuvant/standards , Sarcoma/diagnosis , Sarcoma/epidemiology , Sarcoma/pathology , Self-Help Groups/standards , Societies, Medical/standards , Surgical Procedures, Operative/methods , Surgical Procedures, Operative/standards , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/standards , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/therapy , Medical Oncology/standards , Patient Participation , Adult , Aftercare/methods , Aftercare/standards , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/standards , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/methods , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/standards , Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods , Digestive System Surgical Procedures/standards , Endosonography , Europe , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/epidemiology , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/pathology , Humans , Image-Guided Biopsy/methods , Image-Guided Biopsy/standards , Incidence , Intestines/diagnostic imaging , Intestines/pathology , Intestines/surgery , Laparoscopy/methods , Laparoscopy/standards , Margins of Excision , Medical Oncology/methods , Neoplasm Staging , Self-Help Groups/standards , Societies, Medical/standards , Stomach/diagnostic imaging , Stomach/pathology , Stomach/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The management of primary gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) has evolved with the introduction of adjuvant therapy. Recently reported results of the SSG XVIII/AIO trial by the Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG) and the German Working Group on Medical Oncology (AIO) represent a significant change in the evidence for adjuvant therapy duration. The objectives of this European Expert Panel meeting were to describe the optimal management and best practice for the systemic adjuvant treatment of patients with primary GISTs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A panel of medical oncology experts from European sarcoma research groups were invited to a 1-day workshop. Several questions and discussion points were selected by the organising committee prior to the conference. The experts reviewed the current literature of all clinical trials available on adjuvant therapy for primary GISTs, considered the quality evidence and formulated recommendations for each discussion point. RESULTS: Clinical issues were identified and provisional clinical opinions were formulated for adjuvant treatment patient selection, imatinib dose, duration and patient recall, mutational analysis and follow-up of primary GIST patients. Adjuvant imatinib 400 mg/day for 3 years duration is a standard treatment in all patients with significant risk of recurrence following resection of primary GISTs. Patient selection for adjuvant therapy should be based on any of the three commonly used patient risk stratification schemes. R1 surgery (versus R0) alone is not an indication for adjuvant imatinib in low-risk GIST. Recall and imatinib restart could be proposed in patients who discontinued 1-year adjuvant imatinib within the previous 3 months and may be considered on a case-by-case basis in patients who discontinued within the previous year. Mutational analysis is recommended in all cases of GISTs using centralised laboratories with good quality control. Treatment is not recommended in an imatinib-insensitive D842V-mutated GIST. During adjuvant treatment, patients are recommended to be clinically assessed at 1- to 3-month intervals. Upon discontinuation, computed tomography scan (CT) scans are recommended every 3 to 4 months for 2 years when the risk of relapse is highest, followed by every 6 months until year 5 and annually until year 10 after treatment discontinuation. CONCLUSIONS: Key points in systemic adjuvant treatment and clinical management of primary GISTs as well as open questions were identified during this European Expert Panel meeting on GIST management.