Dr. Breelyn Wilky discusses challenges that patients with GIST face and shares advice with those who feel overwhelmed by the ...

Advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors and their treatment can affect your daily life. Learn about managing physical and emotional factors of advanced GIST.

Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection (STER) allows GIST removal without traditional surgery, reducing recovery time and complications. STER involves creating a tunnel in the stomach's innermost ...

People who have advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) may have to have ostomy surgery. Find out what's involved in ostomy care afterward.

A young woman became a June bride months after surviving complex surgery to remove a 40-pound tumor from her body, ...

Metastatic GIST is an advanced gastrointestinal cancer that has spread beyond the original tumor site. Learn more about metastatic GISTs.

GIST can be treated by surgery, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The prognosis depends on the size and location of the tumor and the stage of the cancer.

A recent study offering a comprehensive view of the genome and transcriptome of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has introduced a new, multi-omics-based molecular classification of these ...

Gouda, M. A., et al. (2023) Multi-disciplinary management of recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor harboring KIT exon 11 mutation with the switch-control kinase inhibitor ripretinib and surgery.

Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Sarcoma Service has a specialist team that treats soft-tissue sarcomas that form in the abdomen, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), leiomyosarcoma, and ...

The overall GIST survival rate for 5 years is 85%. However, many factors, including the tumor's size, location, and a person's age and overall health can affect their survival. Learn more here.

These study authors hope their findings will inform future research on gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and close care gaps for minority patient populations.