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ArticleJournal of biomedical research2018

Safety of axitinib and sorafenib monotherapy for patients with renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Fei Qin, Hao Yu, Chang-Rong Xu, Hui-Hui Chen, Jian-Ling Bai

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Article in Journal of biomedical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Fei QinDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Hao YuDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Chang-Rong XuDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Hui-Hui ChenDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Jian-Ling BaiDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We sought to investigate safety of axitinib or sorafenib in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients and compare toxicity of these two vascular endothelial growth factor receptor inhibitors. Databases of PubMed and Embase were searched. We included phase II and III prospective trials, as well as retrospective studies, in which patients diagnosed with RCC were treated with axitinib or sorafenib monotherapy at a starting dose of 5 mg and 400 mg twice daily, respectively. The overall incidence of high grade hypertension, fatigue, gastrointestinal toxicity and hand-foot syndrome, along with their 95% confidence intervals (CI), were calculated using fixed- or random- effects model according to heterogeneity test results. A total of 26 trials, including 4790 patients, were included in our meta-analysis. Among them, 6 arms were related to axitinib and 22 were associated with sorafenib. The incidences of hypertension (24.9% vs. 7.9%), fatigue (8.2% vs. 6.6%), and gastrointestinal toxicity (17.6% vs. 11.3%) were higher in patients receiving axitinib versus those receiving sorafenib, while the incidence of hand-foot syndrome was lower in patients receiving axitinib versus those receiving sorafenib (9.5% vs. 13.3%). In conclusion, axitinib showed noticeably higher risks of toxicity versus sorafenib. Close monitoring and effective measures for adverse events are recommended during therapy.

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