Annals of Oncology Advance Access published online on August 22, 2008
Annals of Oncology, doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn566
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Acute exacerbation of hemorrhagic rectocolitis during antiangiogenic therapy with sunitinib and sorafenib
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Angiogenic inhibitors (AIs) have been found to increase survival and are approved in advanced renal cell carcinoma [1, 2]. Consequently, most of these patients will routinely receive these two tyrosine kinase inhibitors, sorafenib and sunitinib.
The toxicity of these agents requires a deeper mechanistic understanding so that prevention and
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Paris Public Assistance Hospital, Cochin Hospital, Paris V University, Paris, France
* (E-mail: y.loriot@voila.fr)