Sunitinib in Treating Patients With Kidney Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain

Summary

RATIONALE: Sunitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well sunitinib works in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to the brain.

Timeline

Start

2009-04

Primary completion

2010-12

Completion

2011-03

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper However, no BM showed an OR. PMID 24268852 ↗

Publications

• Results Chevreau C, Ravaud A, Escudier B, Amela E, Delva R, Rolland F, Tosi D, Oudard S, Blanc E, Ferlay C, Negrier S; French Group on Renal Cancer. A phase II trial of sunitinib in patients with renal cell cancer and untreated brain metastases. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2014 Feb;12(1):50-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2013.09.008. Epub 2013 Sep 28.

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Indications