Fatal case of sorafenib-associated idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity in the adjuvant treatment of a patient with renal cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Sorafenib is an orally available kinase inhibitor with activity at Raf, PDGFβ and VEGF receptors that is licensed for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Current evidence-based post-nephrectomy management of individuals with localized...

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Main Authors: Fairfax, B, Pratap, S, Roberts, I, Collier, J, Kaplan, R, Meade, A, Ritchie, A, Eisen, T, Macaulay, V, Protheroe, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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