Efficacy of temsirolimus in metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

Venugopal, B., Ansari, J., Aitchison, M., Tho, L., Campbell, R. and Jones, R.J. (2013) Efficacy of temsirolimus in metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. BMC Urology, 13(26), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2490-13-26)

Abstract

<p>Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a histopathologically and molecularly heterogeneous disease with the chromophobe subtype (chRCC) accounting for approximately 5% of all cases. The median overall survival of advanced RCC has improved significantly since the advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors. However, high-quality evidence for the use of new generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with advanced chRCC is lacking. Few published case reports have highlighted the use of temsirolimus in chRCC.</p> <p>Case presentation: Here, we report the case of a 36-year-old Caucasian woman with metastatic chRCC with predominantly skeletal metastases who was refractory to sunitinib who demonstrated a durable clinical response to temsirolimus lasting 20 months. We review the available evidence pertaining to the use of new generation molecularly targeted agents, in particular mTOR inhibitors in chRCC and discuss their emerging role in the management of this disease which would aid the oncologists faced with the challenge of treating this rare type of RCC.</p> <p>Conclusion: Conducting randomised clinical trials in this rarer sub-group of patients would be challenging and our case report and the evidence reviewed would guide the physicians to make informed decision regarding the management of these patients.</p>

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Aitchison, Mr Michael and Tho, Dr Lye Mun and Venugopal, Dr Balaji and Jones, Professor Robert
• Authors: Venugopal, B., Ansari, J., Aitchison, M., Tho, L., Campbell, R., and Jones, R.J.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: BMC Urology
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• ISSN: 1471-2490
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2013 The Authors
• First Published: First published in BMC Urology 13:26
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License