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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anticancer Drugs. 2011 Sep;22(8):794–800. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0b013e328346af0d

Table 2.

Toxicity and efficacy data of patients treated with Sunitinib according to creatinine clearance

CHARACTERISTICS SUNITINIB
CrCl ≤ 60 ml/min
N=7
CrCl > 60 ml/min
N=19
Skin Rash (mild – moderate)
(Incl.Hand-foot syndrome)
2 (29%) 7 (37%)
Diarrhea (Grade 1- 2) 1 (14%) 7 (37%)
Infections 0 8 (42%)
Fatigue
Mild
Moderate
Severe

0
5 (71%)
1 (14%)

5 (26%)
10 (53%)
2 (11%)
Drop in Ejection Fraction >15% 1/ 3* (33%) 3/15* (20%)
Decrease in CrCl

Median drop in CrCl (ml/min)
1 (14%)

5
6 (32%)

15
Bleeding 1(14%) 2(11%)
Thyroid Dysfunction 3/5* (60%) 2/8* (25%)
Proteinuria 0/5* 6/13* (46%)
Median Systolic Blood Pressure prior to starting therapy
(mm Hg)

Median Diastolic Blood Pressure prior to starting therapy
(mm Hg)
146 (99-153)

77 (50-88)
143 (114-180)

82 (61-100)
Median rise in Systolic BP during therapy

Median rise in Diastolic BP during therapy
30mm

15mm
18mm

5mm
Dose interruption(s) 1 (14%) 6 (32%)
Dose reduction(s) 0 3 (16%)
*

Denominator indicates the number of patients tested if less than the total number