Multifocal brain metastases in clear cell renal cell carcinoma with complete response to sunitinib

Urol Int. 2009;83(4):482-5. doi: 10.1159/000251193. Epub 2009 Dec 8.

Abstract

We report the case of a 70-year-old man who received sunitinib treatment for brain metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. After 6 months of treatment, brain MRI showed complete disappearance of two brain metastases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of multifocal brain metastases in renal cell carcinoma with complete response to sunitinib.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Indoles / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
  • Remission Induction
  • Sunitinib

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Indoles
  • Pyrroles
  • Sunitinib