Sorafenib TARGET trial results in Spanish patients.

INTRODUCTION

Sorafenib improves progression-free survival in advanced clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma patients progressing to first-line therapy, as has been shown in the placebo-controlled international TARGET trial. The aim of this study is to report the results of the patients included in the Spanish centres in this trial.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

The records of the patients in the database of the TARGET trial have been reviewed. Data about progression-free survival, overall survival and toxicity have been collected in order to do this subpopulation analysis.

RESULTS

A total of 15 patients have been included (sorafenib arm 7, placebo arm 8). A trend to an improved progression-free survival in the sorafenib arm has been observed period Toxicity in the sorafenib arm has been manageable.

CONCLUSION

The analysis of these 15 patients has shown efficacy and toxicity results that follow the trend observed for the overall international population.