Table 2.

Overview of studies investigating imatinib as treatment of desmoid tumors

Study	No. of patients	Dose of imatinib	Result
Chugh et al. ASCO 2006 [12]	51	2 × 300 mg daily	36 patients had either CR, PR, (at 2 month) or SD (at 4 month)
Fayette et al. ASCO 2007 [13]	40	400 mg daily, (increased to 800 mg daily if progression) for one year	after 3 month: 1 CR, 3 PR, 31 SD, 13 PD
			after 13.8 month: 13 PD, 1 patient died

Response evaluation according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST): CR = complete response; PR = partial response; SD = stable disease; MR = minor response; NR = not reported.