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Filip Janku Author
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Affiliation
cancer, cancer oncology, Carcinogenesis
Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, U.S.A
Biography
"Filip Janku, MD, PhD, serves as an Associate Professor and medical oncologist in the Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Program) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Janku obtained his MD and PhD at the Charles University Prague. Dr. Janku?s research focuses on proof-of-concept clinical trials that possess a pivotal correlative component especially those involving liquid biopsies. Dr. Janku received multiple awards for his research efforts, including Sidney Kimmel Scholar award, Khalifa Scholar Award, several ASCO Merit Awards as well as an American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award"
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Unusual Sanctuary Site (Central Nervous System) Metastases in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Patients
Author(s): Amanda Parkes*, Filip Janku, Shubham Pant and Neeta Somaiah (USA)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) metastases occur in 18%47% of patients and most commonly involve the liver and peritoneum. Central Nervous System (CNS) and other sanctuary site metastases are rare, with only limited single patient case reports available in the literature. Given the availability of multiple effective treatments and longer life expectancy in patients with metastatic GIST, there is an increased likelihood of metastases to sanctuary sites including the CNS. We sought to characterize three GIST patients who developed these rare sanctuary site metastases between 2017-2018 during their course of therapy and compare their clinical features and molecular profiles, to add to current knowledge and highlight the need for clinicians to consider sanctuary site metastases,... view more»
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