
|Articles|March 2, 2015
Combining Dalantercept and Axitinib for Advanced Kidney Cancer
Author(s)Martin H. Voss, MD
Martin H. Voss, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the phase I/II DART study.
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Martin H. Voss, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the phase I/II DART study. The study compareddalantercept plus axitinib with placebo plus axitinib for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
- Dose-determining toxicities for dalantercept were fluid retention and anemia.
- No additive toxicity was observed. The combination was well tolerated, even at the highest dose levels.
- Median PFS was approximately 8 months for the entire study population.
- Median PFS has not yet been reached among patients receiving the dose chosen for part II of the study.
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