Clinical characteristics and prognosis of elderly patients with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gGISTs) are the most prevalent type of GISTs, particularly affecting elderly patients. Nevertheless, population-based research on the clinical characteristics and prognosis of gGISTs in this age group remains unreported. The aim of this study is to fill this gap by conducting a comprehensive population-based analysis of the clinical features and prognostic outcomes of elderly patients diagnosed with gGISTs in the United States.

Methods

Utilizing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, all patients diagnosed with gGISTs between 2010 and 2019 were identified. Multiple imputation (MI) was used to address missing data, and propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to reduce selection bias. To evaluate

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12686137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature