Superior efficacy of sunitinib compared with interferon as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma Journal Article


Authors: Patel, P. H.; Schwartz, L. H.; Baum, M. S.; Motzer, R. J.
Article Title: Superior efficacy of sunitinib compared with interferon as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Keywords: cancer chemotherapy; cancer survival; treatment response; clinical trial; fatigue; histopathology; neutropenia; review; interferon; sunitinib; cancer growth; cancer risk; diarrhea; drug dose reduction; drug efficacy; drug withdrawal; hypertension; side effect; unspecified side effect; drug megadose; drug inhibition; interleukin 2; metastasis; quality of life; computer assisted tomography; multiple cycle treatment; anemia; leukopenia; nausea; stomatitis; thrombocytopenia; vomiting; food and drug administration; kidney carcinoma; nephrectomy; alpha2a interferon; hand foot syndrome; pharyngitis; atropine plus diphenoxylate
Journal Title: American Journal of Hematology/Oncology
Volume: 6
Issue: 5
ISSN: 1939-6163
Publisher: Haymarket Media Inc.  
Date Published: 2007-05-01
Start Page: 260
End Page: 264
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
DOI/URL:
Notes: --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "Source: Scopus"
MSK Authors
  1. Robert Motzer
    1246 Motzer
  2. Michael S Baum
    20 Baum
  3. Lawrence H Schwartz
    309 Schwartz
  4. Premal Patel
    9 Patel