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A case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma and bile duct carcinoma treated with a combination of sunitinib and gemcitabine.
BMC cancer - 22 May 2015
Takayoshi Kotoe, Sagara Kosuke, Uchino Keita, Kusaba Hitoshi, Sakamoto Naotaka, Iguchi Atsushi, Baba Eishi
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BACKGROUND: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) had been a chemo-refractory disease, but recent advances in multiple kinase inhibitors such as sunitinib have dramatically changed the clinical course of mRCC. Sunitinib is used for mRCC chemotherapy based on the favorable results of a recent clinical trial, but specific biomarkers predicting efficacy and safety are not yet available. Locally advanced bile duct...
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