Abstract |
Bilateral Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is an uncommon clinical entity, affecting 3%-6% of patients with localized RCC. Sunitinib has proven efficacy in the management of metastatic RCC (mRCC), however, there is very limited evidence of primary tumor response. With the changing treatment paradigm, the role of sunitinib should be extended to the neoadjuvant setting, to downstage locally advanced primary renal tumors, to facilitate nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), and to select responding patients with mRCC for continuation of treatment after cytoreductive nephrectomy. The role of sunitinib in downstaging primary renal tumors to facilitate curative NSS has not been previously reported. We report the case of recurrent renal tumors in a solitary kidney, where neoadjuvant sunitinib downstaged the tumors enough to allow NSS.
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Authors | Jawaher Ansari, Alan Doherty, Ian McCafferty, Michael Wallace, Nayneeta Deshmukh, Emilio Porfiri |
Journal | Clinical genitourinary cancer
(Clin Genitourin Cancer)
Vol. 7
Issue 2
Pg. E39-41
(Aug 2009)
ISSN: 1938-0682 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19692322
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Indoles
- Pyrroles
- Sunitinib
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Topics |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Humans
- Indoles
(therapeutic use)
- Kidney Neoplasms
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Pyrroles
(therapeutic use)
- Renal Dialysis
- Sunitinib
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