Outcomes from treatment of metastatic renal-cell carcinoma following failure of first-line anti-VEGF/VEGFR therapy: real-life evidence on the change of the treatment paradigm.

Recently approved agents for post-vascular endothelial growth factor/post-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGF/VEGFR) inhibitors treatment of metastatic renal-cell carcinomas (mRCC), such as axitinib, nivolumab, and cabozantinib were shown to improve prognosis and substituted everolimus in this setting. We studied practice patterns, efficacy, and tolerability of these agents in a real-world series of Greek patients. We included patients with mRCC who received everolimus, axitinib, or nivolumab after progression on first-line anti-VEGF/VEGFRs therapy.

High incidence of pulmonary toxicity of weekly docetaxel and gemcitabine in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: results of a dose-finding study.

Purpose: To determine the maximum tolerated doses (MTD) and the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of the weekly administration of docetaxel and gemcitabine as first-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Patients And Methods: Chemotherapy-naïve patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable stage III(B) or IV NSCLC were enrolled onto the study. Escalated doses of gemcitabine (starting dose 700 mg/m(2) per week) and docetaxel (starting dose 30 mg/m(2) per week) were given on a weekly basis for three consecutive weeks in cycles of 4 weeks.

A dose escalation study of docetaxel and oxaliplatin combination in patients with metastatic breast and non-small cell lung cancer.

Objectives: To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of docetaxel in combination with oxaliplatin (L-OHP) as first-line treatment of patients with advanced breast (ABC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Patients And Methods: Fifty-two patients (26 with NSCLC and 26 with ABC), who had not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease, were enrolled. The patients' median age was 64 years, and 42 (71%) had a performance status (WHO) 0-1.