Angiosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum: Report on a Patient Treated with Sunitinib
Joint Authors
Kim, Tae Won
Kim, Song Cheol
Ahn, Jin-Hee
Yoon, Shin-Kyo
Kim, Jeong-Eun
Lee, Jae-Lyun
Yoo, Changhoon
Suh, Cheolwon
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 52 year-old woman presented with an incidentally detected retroperitoneal angiosarcoma and multiple hepatic metastases.
After chemotherapy with weekly paclitaxel and doxorubicin, angiosarcoma had progressed rapidly.
Because few chemotherapeutic options were available for her, sunitinib (37.5 mg/day, daily) as a salvage regimen was administered.
Although sunitinib was interrupted after two weeks due to hematologic abnormalities, some metastatic nodules were regressed.
Therefore, sunitinib was recommenced at a reduced dose (25 mg/day, daily).
Serial computed tomography scans showed variable response in each tumor, however, sunitinib at least delayed tumor progression, compared to previous chemotherapy.
With this case report, we suggest sunitinib may be effective against angiosarcomas.
When sunitinib is administered to patients with angiosarcomas, hematologic abnormalities should be monitored frequently as severe hematologic toxicity may be caused either by sunitinib per se or angiosarcoma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yoo, Changhoon& Kim, Jeong-Eun& Yoon, Shin-Kyo& Kim, Song Cheol& Ahn, Jin-Hee& Kim, Tae Won…[et al.]. 2009. Angiosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum: Report on a Patient Treated with Sunitinib. Complexity،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988645
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yoo, Changhoon…[et al.]. Angiosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum: Report on a Patient Treated with Sunitinib. Complexity No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988645
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yoo, Changhoon& Kim, Jeong-Eun& Yoon, Shin-Kyo& Kim, Song Cheol& Ahn, Jin-Hee& Kim, Tae Won…[et al.]. Angiosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum: Report on a Patient Treated with Sunitinib. Complexity. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988645
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-988645