Potential benefit of Sunitinib in recurrent and refractory ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2008 Sep-Oct;18(5):934-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01156.x. Epub 2007 Dec 13.

Abstract

Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (OCCA) is a unique biological subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer, with a similar gene profile to renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Sunitinib is a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with proven antitumor activity in RCC and a rational biological option for treatment of OCCA. A 60-year-old woman presented with recurrent and refractory stage IA OCCA, after 9 years of remission. Sunitinib was initiated as fifth-line chemotherapy, associated with cystic degeneration of liver metastasis and a short downward trend in her CA125 level. Recurrent and refractory OCCA may respond to Sunitinib. Clinical trials are needed to objectively confirm these findings, as benefit may be limited in patients with extensively pretreated tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / blood
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / pathology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indoles / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / blood
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
  • Sunitinib
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Indoles
  • Pyrroles
  • Sunitinib