Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
KIT
Associated Variants
KIT EXON 11 MUTATION
KIT EXON 11 MUTATION
Associated Disease
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
In a phase I/II trial of sunitinib efficacy on imatinib resistant or intolerant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients (n=77), patients harboring primary (pre-imatinib treatment) KIT exon 11 mutant GISTs (n=44) treated with sunitinib experienced shorter progression free survival (5.1 vs 19.0 months, P = .0356) and overall survival (12.3 vs 30.5 months, P=0.0132) as compared to patients with wild-type KIT (n=9).
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/4072
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/29
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/66
Rating
3
Evidence Type
Predictive
Disease
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Evidence Direction
Supports
Drug
Sunitinib
Evidence Level
B
Clinical Significance
Resistance
Pubmed
18955458
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
SunitinibResitance or Non-Reponsetrue