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. 2017 Mar 4;143(6):961–970. doi: 10.1007/s00432-017-2365-y

Table 3.

Treatment characteristics for renal cancer patients treated for metastatic disease with sunitinib or sorafenib in the first- or second-line setting

Treatment Total n = 136
Sunitinib, n (%) 77 (57)
Sorafenib, n (%) 59 (43)
Side effects leading to discontinuation of treatment, n (%) 30 (22)
 Sunitinib 16
 Sorafenib 14
Treated until progression/end of follow-up, n (%) 106 (78)
 Sunitinib 61
 Sorafenib 45
Median PFS, months (range) 7 (0.5–40)
 Sunitinib 8
 Sorafenib 6
Still under treatment, n (%) 12 (11)