Phase II trial of liposomal encapsulated doxorubicin in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Fourteen patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma were treated on a phase II trial with liposomal encapsulated doxorubicin (Lipodox, LED). None of the fourteen evaluable patients achieved a complete or partial response. Myelosuppression was the most common toxicity and no cardiac toxicity was evident. Seventy-nine percent (11 of 14) of patients experienced grade III or IV neutropenia. In summary, LED did not show antitumor activity in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.