SM is largely driven by PDGFR, while GIST is largely driven by KIT.
Frontline KIT is handled well by Gleevec - it's only the mutations engendered by prolonged treatment that require a different drug. The BPMC drug would work well in frontline GIST driven by PDGFR, but that's a small fraction.
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