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Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Tetsuo Fujita
    • Takahiro Hirayama
    • Daisuke Ishii
    • Kazumasa Matsumoto
    • Kazunari Yoshida
    • Masatsugu Iwamura
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    Affiliations: Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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    Published online on: July 26, 2018
       https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1684
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Abstract

Elderly individuals represent a consistent proportion of all cancer patients. However, they are under-represented in clinical trials. The present study evaluated the actual tolerability of sunitinib in elderly Japanese patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A total of 56 consecutive patients with advanced RCC treated with sunitinib were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups according to their age at the time of sunitinib initiation: i) elderly cohort (≥70 years); and ii) younger cohort (<70 years). Disease control rate, progression-free survival, overall survival and relative dose intensity (RDI) were compared between the two cohorts. The elderly cohort comprised of 14 patients (25.0%), and the younger cohort included 42 patients (75.0%). The elderly cohort had a significantly higher Charlson comorbidity index than the younger cohort (mean, 9.7 vs. 7.9; P<0.0001). Disease control rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival were not significantly different. The elderly cohort had a significantly lower RDI than the younger cohort (mean, 51.7 vs. 65.0%; P=0.0340). Thus, treatment with sunitinib is feasible and effective in elderly Japanese patients with advanced RCC. However, the RDI of elderly patients was significantly lower, and a relatively low dose of sunitinib provided optimal therapeutic efficacy.
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Fujita T, Hirayama T, Ishii D, Matsumoto K, Yoshida K and Iwamura M: Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 9: 394-398, 2018.
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., & Iwamura, M. (2018). Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 9, 394-398. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1684
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., Iwamura, M."Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9.4 (2018): 394-398.
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., Iwamura, M."Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9, no. 4 (2018): 394-398. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1684
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Fujita T, Hirayama T, Ishii D, Matsumoto K, Yoshida K and Iwamura M: Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 9: 394-398, 2018.
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., & Iwamura, M. (2018). Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 9, 394-398. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1684
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., Iwamura, M."Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9.4 (2018): 394-398.
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Fujita, T., Hirayama, T., Ishii, D., Matsumoto, K., Yoshida, K., Iwamura, M."Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 9, no. 4 (2018): 394-398. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1684
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