Axitinib Given on an Individualized Schedule for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Summary

Axitinib is a drug which is approved by the FDA for patients with advanced kidney cancer who have already received some treatment. It works by reducing blood flow to a tumor. Axitinib is normally give at 5mg twice per day and sometimes this dose is increased if patients tolerate it. The purpose of this study is to figure out a different way to decide which dose of axitinib each patient should receive based on the side effects they experience.

Timeline

Start

2015-12-30

Primary completion

2019-08-21

Completion

2023-06-20

Publications

• Ornstein MC, Pal SK, Wood LS, Tomer JM, Hobbs BP, Jia XS, Allman KD, Martin A, Olencki T, Davis NB, Gilligan TD, Mortazavi A, Rathmell WK, Garcia JA, Rini BI. Individualised axitinib regimen for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma after treatment with checkpoint inhibitors: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2019 Oct;20(10):1386-1394. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30513-3. Epub 2019 Aug 16.

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