Salvage Therapy with Bevacizumab-Sunitinib Combination after Failure of Sunitinib Alone for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Series

Jacques Medioni, Eugeniu Banu, Dominique Helley, Florian Scotte, Laure Fournier, Arnaud Mejean, Antoine Chedid, Michel Azizi, Jean Marie Andrieu, Stéphane Oudard

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Abstract

We present a case series of seven patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with bevacizumab (10 mg/kg) in combination with sunitinib 25-50 mg as salvage therapy after disease progression under sunitinib monotherapy. Two patients had a partial response, four had stable disease, and one patient had disease progression. After a median follow-up of 17.2 mo, median progression-free survival and overall survival were 8.5 and 15.1 mo, respectively. Two patients experienced exacerbation of their preexisting hypertension; there were no grade 4 toxicities. The bevacizumab-sunitinib combination in sunitinib-refractory patients seems active and has a tolerable toxicity profile. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-211
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Urology
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bevacizumab
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Salvage therapy
  • Sunitinib

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