Sunitinib (marketed as Sutent by Pfizer, and previously known as SU11248) is an oral, small-molecule, multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor that was approved by the FDA for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal...
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...not had injections but started Sunitinib (Sutent) on 4th Feb. He ...is very tired a lot of the time. He is also on Oxycodone for the pain which adds to the tiredness.
We have a scan next Wed 13t...
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...as you expect. But on a better note I also have 2 large tumours on liver and taking sunitinib 4 tablets daily for 4 wks then 2 weeks ...on it for years had 8 types of cancer and still doing well...
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...Jan/10 I had a 5.5 cm tumor removed from ...ASSURE: Adjuvant Sorafinib or Sunitinib for Unfavorable Renal Carcinoma,NCIC CTG REC.2/E2805 After ...the doctors agreed i was on Sorafenib. The...
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...they will not be prescribing Sunitinib to me at this stage because I am taking Warfarin for two blod clots. If I was not ...prescribe it if (when) the cancer deteriorates, which suggests to...
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...have had good results with Sunitinib. That's great news!
My husband was on Sutent for about 18 months. ...as snow! But when he stopped taking the Sutent, his hair started to...
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...Dad had a rather large RCC Chromophobe tumor (I cannot remember ...he now has 4 tumors that have spread (all RCC Chromophobe). He's currently getting radiation and taking Sunitinib. He has a sma...
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...of tumors in bone and lymph nodes, I will be starting CVD chemo next week. I was taking sunitinib (Sutent) which worked for a little while. I didn't know where...
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...are several threads on Sutent/Sunitinib on the site, you ...button to find them. I'm one who was on a clinical trial with Taxol/Sutent followed by AC. Please...
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...Marsden, London. Been on Sunitinib (Sutent) since January 09. ...May showed the various lesions to be ...is softer and my chest pain has almost settled.
I am going to continue with Sutent 25 ...
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...was diagnosed only 6 weeks after chemo/mx/25 rads. I'm taking a combination of Capecitabine and Sunitinib. Please feel free to PM me if you'd like...
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