Study (Ref.) # Enrolled Intervention Results
ACOSOG-Z-9000   (DeMatteo RP B. K., 2013)
phase II prospective
single arm
107 Adjuvant  imatinib; 400 mg/day for 1 year OS-1 year 99 %, 3 years 97 %; RFS-1 year 94 %,
3 years 61 %
AMC-ONCG1-0501(  Kang B, 2009)(41); phase II prospective
Randomized
47 Adjuvant imatinib; 400 mg/day until progression/ toxicity, or 2 years RFS—1 year, 98 %; 2 years,
93 %
ChiCTR-TCC00000582  (Li J, 2011)[42]; phase II Double blind randomized 105 Imatinib or placebo/400 mg
Daily for 36 months
RFS Imatinib vs. placebo
Year 1 – 100 % vs. 90 %
Year 2 – 96 % vs. 57 %
Year 3 – 89 % vs. 48 %
Kang et al ; Phase II Single arm (Kang B, 2009) 47 Imatinib for 2 yrs or until
progression
RFS- 2 years  93 %
ACOSOG-Z9001 (DeMatteo RP B. K., 2009) ;
phase III prospective
randomized
713 Adjuvant imatinib; 400 mg/day for 1 year 1 year RFS; imatinib 98 %; placebo 83 %
EORTC 62024;
Phase III prospective, randomized
908 Adjuvant Imatinib 400 mg vs. observation for 2 years or until progression Imatinib failure-free survival   5  year  87%  vs. 84% RFS 3-year  84 vs. 66 %
OS 5-year  100 vs. 99 %
SSG XVIII/AIO trial  (Joensuu H E. M., 2012); Phase III prospective randomized 400 Adjuvant Imatinib, 400 mg per day, orally for either 12 months or 36 months,
started within 12 weeks of surgery
RFS 5-year 65.6% (36 months)  vs. 47.9% (12 months)
OS   5-year 92.0% (36 months) vs. 81.7% ((12 months)
Table 3: Studies on Adjuvant Use of Imatinib