Oncology

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Expert Perspectives in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors to Cover Key Topics in GIST Treatment

expert perspectives by Arun Singh, MD; Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD; Michael C. Heinrich, MD

Overview

Expert Perspectives delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on the latest advancements and current practices in medicine, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Expert Perspectives in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors will feature selected topics in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors that we hope you will find of value in your clinical practice.

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following experts and topics.

Community-Selected Experts:

Michael C. Heinrich, MD

Professor of Medicine
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, OR

Arun Singh, MD

Associate Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA

Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Community-Selected Topics:

Expert Roundtables

•   Novel Treatments for Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Optimization of Therapeutic Strategies for Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Managing Side Effects With Targeted Therapies

Clinical Topic Updates

•   Immunotherapy and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors With PDGFRA D842V Mutations
•   Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Early Drug Development: Promising New Treatments for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Patient Care Perspectives

•   Differential Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Pathologic and Molecular Risk Stratification in Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Counseling Newly Diagnosed Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
•   Impact of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors on Quality of Life

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Arun Singh, MD

Associate Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA

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Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

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Michael C. Heinrich, MD

Professor of Medicine
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, OR

Oncology

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Expert Perspectives in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors to Cover Key Topics in GIST Treatment

Overview

Michael C. Heinrich, MD

Arun Singh, MD

Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD

Arun Singh, MD

Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD

Michael C. Heinrich, MD

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