Long‐term exposure of gastrointestinal stromal tumor cells to sunitinib induces epigenetic silencing of the PTEN gene

Although sunitinib possesses significant clinical effects on imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the individuals with GIST eventually become resistant to treatment with this tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The mechanism of resistance to sunitinib is still under investigation. To a... View More