University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Drug for advanced kidney cancer shrinks tumors prior to surgery
Published in Clinical Trials Week, March 15th, 2010
More than 57,000 Americans face a diagnosis of kidney cancer each year. Now patients with advanced disease may soon have another treatment option. Physicians who conducted a pilot study at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found that therapy before surgery with the drug sorafenib can reduce the size of large tumors and could be safely undertaken administered without adding significantly to the risks of surgery.
Their results are published in the Feb. 16, 2010 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, a UNC Lineberger physician-scientist, is the study's principal investigator. "We found that primary kidney...
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Source: Clinical Trials Week (2010-03-15)
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