Table 1.

Clinicopathologic characteristics of 57 specimens from 50 patients

Characteristic Untreated Sensitive Resistant 
Number of patients 25 18 9a 
Number of specimens 25 23 
Median age (range) 65 (38-85) 58 (43-81) 53 (39-66) 
Female 13 
Male 12 14 
Primary 25 
Metastatic 14 
Local recurrence 
Primary location    
Stomach 23 
Small intestine 12 
Other 
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor    
Imatinib Not applicable 23 
Sunitinib Not applicable 
Other Not applicable 
Median treatment duration (months) Not applicable 6 (3-84) 84 (36-132)b 
Mutational status    
KIT exon 9 
KIT exon 11 9c 8d 
KIT exon 13 
PDGFRA 
WT 
Unavailable 15 
Characteristic Untreated Sensitive Resistant 
Number of patients 25 18 9a 
Number of specimens 25 23 
Median age (range) 65 (38-85) 58 (43-81) 53 (39-66) 
Female 13 
Male 12 14 
Primary 25 
Metastatic 14 
Local recurrence 
Primary location    
Stomach 23 
Small intestine 12 
Other 
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor    
Imatinib Not applicable 23 
Sunitinib Not applicable 
Other Not applicable 
Median treatment duration (months) Not applicable 6 (3-84) 84 (36-132)b 
Mutational status    
KIT exon 9 
KIT exon 11 9c 8d 
KIT exon 13 
PDGFRA 
WT 
Unavailable 15 
a

Two patients also had sensitive tumors.

b

Shows duration of any treatment.

c

One patient had a secondary KIT exon 17 mutation but was still sensitive by clinical criteria.

d

Two patients had secondary KIT exon 13 mutations and 1 had a secondary KIT exon 17 mutation.

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