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Treatment outcomes of sunitinib treatment in advanced renal cell carcinoma patients: a single cancer center experience in Korea

Authors
 Min Hee Hong  ;  Hyo Song Kim  ;  Chan Kim  ;  Jung Ryun Ahn  ;  Hong Jae Chon  ;  Sang-Joon Shin  ;  Joong-Bae Ahn  ;  Hyun Cheol Chung  ;  Sun Young Rha 
Citation
 CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, Vol.41(2) : 67-72, 2009 
Journal Title
CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
ISSN
 1598-2998 
Issue Date
2009
Keywords
Efficacy ; Korea ; Renal cell carcinoma ; Sunitinib ; Toxicity
Abstract
PURPOSE: The retrospective study was performed to assess the efficacy and toxicity profiles of sunitinib in Korean patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2005 and December 2008, 76 Korean patients with recurrent/metastatic RCC who received sunitinib were retrospectively reviewed. The primary end point was progression-free survival and the secondary end points were overall survival and response rate. We also assessed the toxicities associated with sunitinib treatment.

RESULTS: Of the 76 patients, 69 (90.1%) were diagnosed with clear cell RCC. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 7.2 and 22.8 months, respectively in overall patients. Sixty-two patients (81.6%) received 50 mg 4 week and 2 week off schedule, and 14 patients (18.4%) received 37.5 mg daily on a daily continuous schedule. The objective response rate and disease control rate were 27.6% and 84.2%, respectively. A dose reduction or reduction in dose due to adverse events occurred in 76% of the patients, whereas 11% of the patients had discontinued treatment. Other common laboratory abnormalities were increased serum creatinine (75.6%), elevated alanine aminotransferase (71.0%), neutropenia (61.8%), anemia (69.7%), and increased aspartate aminotrasferase (53.3%). Grade 3/4 toxicities occurred as follows: thrombocytopenia (38.2%), fatigue (10.5%), stomatitis (10.5%), and hand-foot syndrome (9.2%).

CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that sunitinib treatment is effective and tolerable for ecurrent/metastatic RCC patients in Korea. Further studies with prognostic or biochemical factors are needed to clarify the different toxicity profiles of this study
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DOI
10.4143/crt.2009.41.2.67
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Chan(김찬)
Kim, Hyo Song(김효송) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-9828
Rha, Sun Young(라선영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-4531
Shin, Sang Joon(신상준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5350-7241
Ahn, Jung Ryun(안정련)
Ahn, Joong Bae(안중배) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-1503
Chon, Hong Jae(전홍재)
Chung, Hyun Cheol(정현철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-9471
Hong, Min Hee(홍민희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-2195
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/104855
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