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      • October 25, 2018 at 7:05 am
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      My father has the c-kit mutation stage 4 with no brain involvement. After failing  newer immunotherapys he was put on gleevec(imatinib) by his oncologist. We also found another drug called tysinga after doing a literature search. The two studies I found were around a 100 people showed a benefit for  around  6 – 9 months in those who responded. Those are generalizations I can recall off the top of my mind not exact numbers. First couple scans showed mixed results  – some areas stable some worsening. We hope and maintain.

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