Sunitinib treatment for patients with clear-cell metastatic renal cell carcinoma: clinical outcomes and plasma angiogenesis markers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sunitinib is a protein tyrosine kinase-inhibitor targeting VEGFR, c-kit and PDGFR. It has been approved for the treatment of metastatic renal-cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Although it has been shown to prolong d...

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Main Authors: Touplikioti Panagiota, Papazisis Konstantinos T, Kontovinis Loukas F, Andreadis Charalambos, Mouratidou Despoina, Kortsaris Alexandros H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/82