[Anti-angiogenic treatment in the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma].

Anti-angiogenic treatments have recently been incorporated as a milestone in the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This retrospective study explores this new practice in 94 patients treated by sorafenib, bevacizumab or sunitinib in the department of oncology of CHU of Bordeaux in a 32 months period. The adverse effects reported are similar than those from prospective trials but for some different in frequency or severity. Efficacy of these drugs appeared more modest than expected from phase III trials. An objective response rate or stabilisation longer than six month was seen in 35% of the patients. Median overall survival was 14.1 months (IC 95%: 8.3-18.7 months). Nevertheless, the population considered in this study had a worse prognosis with more patients with an altered general status (OMS 2 or 3: 13.8%).