KIT

2 EU-approved indications of 1 drug need a KIT result, in 1 tumour type, most of them in gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

Approved indications2

DrugBiomarker requirementRegimenSettingConditions
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour2
Glivec
Monotherapy
Adj.
After resection of Kit (CD117)-positive GIST; Significant risk of relapse; patients who have a low or very low risk of recurrence should not receive adjuvant treatment
Glivec
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
None

KIT by tumour

Label wording2

The sentence from section 4.1 of the SmPC that each indication above comes from.

  1. Imatinib (Glivec)
    the treatment of adult patients with Kit (CD 117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST).
  2. Imatinib (Glivec)
    the adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at significant risk of relapse following resection of Kit (CD117)-positive GIST. Patients who have a low or very low risk of recurrence should not receive adjuvant treatment.