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. 2021 May 11;127(13):2187–2195. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33630

TABLE 1.

Pivotal Trial Efficacy Outcomes for Approved Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of GISTs 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27

Drug Population Overall Response Rate, % (95% CI) c PFS, Median (95% CI), mo OS, Median (95% CI), mo
Imatinib a 1L GIST 45 18 (16‐21) 55 (47‐62)
Avapritinib b PDGFRA D842V‐mutant GIST 93 (77‐99) NE NE
Sunitinib 2L GIST 7 5.5 (2.6‐6.5) NE
Regorafenib 3L GIST 4.5 4.8 (4.1‐5.8) NR
Ripretinib ≥4L GIST 9.4 (4.2‐17.7) 6.3 (4.6‐6.9) 15.1 (12.3‐15.1)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; L, line; NE, not estimable; NR, not reported; OS, overall survival; PDGFRA, platelet‐derived growth factor receptor α; PFS, progression‐free survival.

a

Data for a 400‐mg dose once daily.

b

Data for a 300‐mg dose.

c

95% CI for overall response rate was not reported for imatinib, sunitinib, and regorafenib.