Multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib: a novel strategy for sporadic malignant pheochromocytoma

  • Chin Med J (Engl). 2012 Jun;125(12):2231-4.
Fu-Kang Sun  1 ,  Hong-Chao He ,  Ting-Wei Su ,  Wen-Long Zhou ,  Xin Huang ,  Jun Dai ,  Zhou-Jun Shen
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
PMID: 22884159
Abstract

Sporadic malignant pheochromocytoma, a rare disease with poor prognosis, is always difficult to treat due in part to lack of effective agents. We presented three patients with advanced malignant pheochromocytoma treated by sunitinib, which indicates that sunitinib is an effective agent for this malignancy.

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