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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: The incidence, prevalence, clinical course, and prognostication in the preimatinib mesylate era: A population‐based study in Western Sweden

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BACKGROUND: Recent breakthroughs regarding gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and their pathogenesis have redefined diagnostic criteria and have led to the development of molecularly targeted drug therapy. New treatment options mandate more accurate information regarding the incidence, prevalence, clinical behavior, and prognostic factors of GIST. METHODS: All patients ( n = 1460) who potentially had GIST diagnosed from 1983 to 2000 in western Sweden (population, 1.3–1.6 million) were reviewed, and 288 patients with primary GIST were identified. The incidence and prevalence of GIST were determined, and predictive prognostic factors, including current risk‐group stratifications, were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: Ninety percent of GISTs were detected clinically due to symptoms (69%) or were incidental findings at surgery (21%); the remaining 10% of GISTs were found at autopsy. Forty‐four percent of symptomatic, clinically detected GISTs were categorized as high risk (29%) or overtly malignant (15%), with tumor‐related deaths occurring in 63% of patients and 83% of patients, respectively (estimated median survival, of 40 months and 16 months, respectively). Tumor‐related deaths occurred in only 2 of 170 of patients (1.2%) with very‐low‐risk, low‐risk, or intermediate‐risk tumors. The annual incidence of GIST was 14.5 per million. The prevalence of all GIST risk groups was 129 per million (31 per million for the high‐risk group and the overtly malignant group). CONCLUSIONS: GIST has been under recognized: Its incidence, prevalence, and clinical aggressiveness also have been underestimated. Currently existing risk‐group stratification systems based on tumor size and mitotic rate delineate GIST patients who have a poor prognosis. Prognostication in patients with GIST can be refined using a proposed risk score based solely on tumor size and proliferative index. Cancer 2005. © 2005 American Cancer Society.

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Authors
Nilsson, B., Bümming, P., Meis‐Kindblom, J. M., Odén, A., Dortok, A., Gustavsson, B., Sablinska, K., & Kindblom, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
  • Novartis (United States) (US)
  • Novartis (Switzerland) (CH)
Corresponding author
Kindblom, Lars‐Gunnar
Venue
Cancer
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-02-03
Volume
103
Issue
4
Pages
821-829
ISSN
  • 0008-543X (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0142
OpenAlex
W1981491302
Cited by
1,272
References
26
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FWCI
51.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Novartis Oncology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Swedish Cancer Society
  • Johan Jansson Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Mast cells and histamine
Keywords
gastrointestinal stromal tumor, incidence, prevalence, prognostic factors, risk stratification, tumor size, mitotic activity, survival, tumor-related mortality, risk score
MeSH terms
Imatinib Mesylate, Age Factors, Antineoplastic Agents, Benzamides, Humans, Piperazines, Prognosis, Pyrimidines, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Sweden, Incidence, Prevalence, Survival Analysis, Ki-67 Antigen, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

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