The aim of this study was to determine the antitumor activity of 13-cis-retinoic acid as a single agent in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Eligible patients had advanced renal cell carcinoma with bi-dimensionally measurable disease, a Karnofsky performance status of at least 70, life expectancy of greater than three months, no evidence of brain metastases, and treatment with no more than one chemotherapy regimen. Patients were treated with one mg/kg/day of 13-cis-retinoic acid orally. Twenty-six patients were enrolled in this study and 25 were evaluable for response and toxicity. Of the twenty-five evaluable patients, no major responses were achieved. Toxicity was mild, with no patient requiring a dose reduction. At the dose administered in this trial, 13-cis-retinoic acid is inactive as a single agent in renal cell carcinoma.

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