Sunitinib Versus Interferon Alfa in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
Christopher Weight
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Common Adverse Event ◽  
Interferon Alfa ◽  
Free Survival

This chapter summarizes the findings of one of the earliest trials of targeted therapy with a protein kinase inhibitor in patients with previously untreated, metastatic renal cell carcinoma who received either systemic sunitinib or interferon alfa. The study found better progression-free survival and overall survival in patients who received sunitinib. Diarrhea was the most common adverse event in the sunitinib group and was much more frequent compared to the interferon alfa group

Survival outcomes associated with different sunitinib dosing regimens in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Cheng ◽  
Victoria Kletas ◽  
Christian Kollmannsberger ◽  
Mário de Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Survival Outcomes ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Dosing Regimens ◽  
Continuous Dosing

Background Standard dosing regimen of sunitinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma consists of four weeks treatment followed by two weeks rest (intermittent dosing). Alternative regimens have been suggested, including continuous daily dosing (continuous dosing) and non-conventional dosing (non-conventional dosing: e.g. two weeks on/one week off, non-conventional dosing), to provide more individualized therapy with less toxicities. It is unclear whether non-standard sunitinib dosing affects survival outcomes. Patients Metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients treated with sunitinib between 1 July 2007 and 1 July 2011 at our institution. Methods Medical records and dispensing data were reviewed retrospectively to categorize sunitinib dosing as intermittent dosing, continuous dosing, or non-conventional dosing. Primary outcome was to compare overall survival associated with varying regimens, with secondary outcomes of progression-free survival and incidence of treatment discontinuation due to adverse effects. Results A total of 180 patients were identified. Most patients received intermittent dosing ( n = 120, 67%), followed by continuous dosing ( n = 32, 18%) and non-conventional dosing ( n = 28, 16%). Compared to intermittent dosing, continuous dosing was associated with similar overall survival (median 9 vs. 13 months, HR 0.67, 95% CI: 0.43–1.06, p = 0.088) while non-conventional dosing was associated with significantly longer overall survival (median 9 vs. 23 months, HR 0.55, 95% CI: 0.34–0.90, p = 0.016). Progression-free survival was significantly better for continuous dosing (median 4 vs. 9 months, HR 0.61, 95% CI: 0.40–0.94, p = 0.025) and non-conventional dosing (median 4 vs. 10 months, HR 0.61, 95% CI: 0.39–0.95, p = 0.03) when compared to intermittent dosing. Similar to prior sunitinib trials, a significant proportion of patients (20%) discontinued sunitinib therapy due to adverse effects. Conclusions Based on retrospective, real-world data, alternative sunitinib dosing regimens appear to be viable options for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

scholarly journals Progression-free survival as a predictor of overall survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with contemporary targeted therapy

Cancer ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 117 (12) ◽  
pp. 2637-2642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Y. C. Heng ◽  
Wanling Xie ◽  
Georg A. Bjarnason ◽  
Ulka Vaishampayan ◽  
Min-Han Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Targeted Therapy ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Free Survival
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