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Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Patients With METAstatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (METAGIST)

Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Patients With METAstatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) in a Real-life Setting: the METAGIST Observational Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03963544
Acronym
METAGIST
Enrollment
492
Registered
2019-05-24
Start date
1990-01-31
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2025-12-10

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

Conditions

Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor

Brief summary

Gastro intestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by somatic mutations in the gene encoding the KIT or the PDGFR alpha protein1. Treatment of localized forms relies on adequate surgery without tumor spillage and systemic treatment with imatinib according to risk of relapse defined by localization, tumor size and mitotic count, as well as mutational status. Advanced and relapsing forms are currently treated with oral tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI) of KIT and PDGFR such as Imatinib, Sunitinib and Regorafenib. Over two decades significant changes in drug discovery have impacted treatment strategies, notably via patient's access to various clinical trials. The use of focal treatments such as surgery or interventional radiology with mini invasive procedure of oligometastasis is also being proposed in some cases. There is no precise data on patterns of sequential treatments used, especially proportions of patients with metastatic GIST eventually benefiting from access to a clinical trial or a focal treatment strategy in the course of their disease, and their results in terms of survival on a real life national level. Using the French sarcoma Group national database we aim at describing treatments strategies proposed patients with metastatic GIST in the real life setting. Objectives include : (i) Description of clinico-biological profiles, patterns of care and modalities of treatment of patients with metastatic GIST in a real-life national setting and (ii) evaluation of patients outcome in terms of time to next treatment (TNT) and survival

Interventions

DRUGoral tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI) of KIT and PDGFR as per recommendations

oral tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI) of KIT and PDGFR

Sponsors

French Sarcoma Group
CollaboratorOTHER
Institut Bergonié
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* patients ≥ 18 years old * with a diagnosis of metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (metastatic at diagnostic or metastatic relapse) * From 1990 to 2018

Exclusion criteria

\-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Next Treatment (TNT)10 yearstime from the systemic treatment onset to the next treatment or death due to any cause, whichever came first.
Overall Survival (OS) Time10 yearsthe interval between the diagnosis of metastatic disease or the first-line systemic therapy onset and the time of death.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment With a Systemic TherapyAt diagnosis of metastatic diseaseProportion of metastatic patients treated with a systemic therapy
Proportion of Participants Included in a Clinical Trial5 yearsProportion of participants included in a clinical trial (other than the present study) during the course of their metastatic disease

Countries

France

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Participants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
Participants with metastatic Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) treated in one of the three national coordinating centers from NETSARC (Institut Bergonié, Centre Léon Berard and Institut Gustave Roussy) from 1990 to 2018.
492
Total492

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicParticipants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
Age, Continuous59 years
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
492 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
200 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
292 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
221 / 492
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Overall Survival (OS) Time

the interval between the diagnosis of metastatic disease or the first-line systemic therapy onset and the time of death.

Time frame: 10 years

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Participants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)Overall Survival (OS) Time83.4 months
Primary

Time to Next Treatment (TNT)

time from the systemic treatment onset to the next treatment or death due to any cause, whichever came first.

Time frame: 10 years

Population: Participants who received systemic treatment

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Participants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)Time to Next Treatment (TNT)26.7 months
Secondary

Proportion of Participants Included in a Clinical Trial

Proportion of participants included in a clinical trial (other than the present study) during the course of their metastatic disease

Time frame: 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Participants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)Proportion of Participants Included in a Clinical Trial269 Participants
Secondary

Treatment With a Systemic Therapy

Proportion of metastatic patients treated with a systemic therapy

Time frame: At diagnosis of metastatic disease

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Participants With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)Treatment With a Systemic Therapy461 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026