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Adjuvant GIST Trial

Intermediate and high risk localised, completely resected, gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) expressing KIT recepto: a controlled randomised trial on adjuvant Imatinib mesylate (Glivec) versus no further therapy after complete surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12605000712606
Enrollment
908
Registered
2005-11-04
Start date
2008-10-20
Completion date
2008-10-31
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Imatinib mesylate (400mg/day) for two years

Sponsors

AGITG
Lead SponsorOther Collaborative groups

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Histologically proven diagnosis of GIST (positive for CD117), intermediate or high risk of relapse documented on surgical specimen, surgery performed between 2 weeks and 3 months before treatment start , non evidence of residual macroscopic disease after surgery (R0 or R1 resection only), no prior treatment for GIST (ie. radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, biological therapy), absence of distant metastases, WHO performance status 0-2.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026