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ArticleKorean journal of urology2015

Interferon treatment for Japanese patients with favorable-risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the era of targeted therapy.

Tomokazu Sazuka, Naoki Nihei, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Shinichi Sakamoto, Satoshi Fukasawa, Atsushi Komaru, Takeshi Ueda, Tatsuo Igarashi, Tomohiko Ichikawa

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Article in Korean journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tomokazu SazukaDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Naoki NiheiDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuyoshi NakamuraDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Shinichi SakamotoDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Satoshi FukasawaDivision of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan.
Atsushi KomaruDivision of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan.
Takeshi UedaDivision of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan.
Tatsuo IgarashiDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Tomohiko IchikawaDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Chiba University · JPChiba Cancer Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSingle-agent interferon (IFN) is no longer regarded as a standard option for first-line systemic treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in Western countries. However, some patients with favorable-risk RCC may still achieve complete and long-lasting remission in response to IFN treatment. The present study compared favorable-risk Japanese patients with metastatic RCC Japanese patients who had been treated with IFN or tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy as a first-line systemic therapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsFrom 1995 to 2014, a total of 48 patients with favorable risk as defined by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center criteria who did not receive adjuvant systemic therapy were retrospectively enrolled in this study. We assessed the tumor response rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).

resultsThe objective response rate for first-line therapy was 29% in the IFN group and 47% in the TKI group, but this difference did not reach the level of statistical significance. Median OS for IFN and TKI was 71 and 47 months, respectively (p=0.014). Median first-line PFS for IFN and TKI was 20 and 16 months, respectively (no significant difference). First-line IFN therapy did not prove inferior to TKI therapy in terms of OS according to metastatic sites.

conclusionsIFN is associated with a survival benefit in Japanese patients with favorable-risk metastatic RCC in the era of targeted therapy. Further prospective study is needed.

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Renal CellDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansInterferonsJapanKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRetrospective StudiesAntineoplastic AgentsInterferonsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesInterferonsProtein-tyrosine kinasesRenal cell carcinoma

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PMID25763124
PMCPMC4355431
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