Targeting mutant kinases in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a paradigm for molecular therapy of other sarcomas.

Cancer Treat Res

Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Science University Cancer Institute, Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

Published: July 2004

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