Sequence of treatment in locally advanced and metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Translational Andrology and Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 310-325

  Fischer, Stefanie ^a   Gillessen, Silke ^a   Rothermundt, Christian ^a  

^a Kantonsspital St Gallen Division of Oncology Haematology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Carcinoma; Molecular targeted therapy; Renal cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AXITINIB; BEVACIZUMAB; DOCETAXEL; DOVITINIB; ENZALUTAMIDE; EVEROLIMUS; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRINOTECAN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; OXALIPLATIN; PAZOPANIB; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS; TIVOZANIB; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; KIDNEY METASTASIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84934298082     PISSN: 22234683     EISSN: 22234691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2015.04.07     Document Type: Review

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