Overview

Imatinib Mesylate With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor That is Responding to Imatinib Mesylate

Status:
Terminated

Trial end date:
1969-12-31

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

RATIONALE: Surgery may remove residual disease in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor that is responding to imatinib mesylate. It is not yet known whether surgery is more effective than continued imatinib mesylate in treating patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving imatinib mesylate therapy together with surgery to see how well it works compared with imatinib mesylate alone in treating patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor that is responding to imatinib mesylate.

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Treatments:

Imatinib Mesylate