Annals of Oncology Advance Access published online on November 4, 2009
Annals of Oncology, doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp472
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Nephrotic syndrome caused by the angiogenesis inhibitor sorafenib
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We report a 50-year-old man, diagnosed with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), who was treated with sunitinib for 7 months until progression. Sorafenib was started as second-line treatment 2 weeks later. Within 10 days after initiation of sorafenib treatment, the patient developed skin rash with erythema, influenza-like symptoms, hypertension, generalized edema and oliguria. Renal failure with a serum creatinine level of 306 µmol/l, proteinuria of 20 g/24 h
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1 Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht
2 Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
* (E-mail: e.overkleeft@umcutrecht.nl)