Is It Safe to Restart Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma after Cardiac Ischemia?

Agents targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) represent active drugs in treating patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Studies have shown that sunitinib and axitinib can be associated with cardiac toxicity. Whether these agents should be restarted in patients who experience...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhao, Bo, Wood, Laura S., James, Karen, Rini, Brian I.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621341/