Multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib: a novel strategy for sporadic malignant pheochromocytoma

作者:Sun Fu-kang; He Hong-chao; Su Ting-wei; Zhou Wen-long; Huang Xin; Dai Jun; Shen Zhou-jun*
来源:Chinese Medical Journal, 2012, 125(12): 2231-2234.
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.12.027

摘要

Sporadic malignant pheochromocytoma, a rare disease with poor prognosis, is always difficult to treat due in part to lack of effective agents. We presented three patients with advanced malignant pheochromocytoma treated by sunitinib, which indicates that sunitinib is an effective agent for this malignancy.