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Sutent

Sunitinib malate belongs to the group of medicines known as antineoplastics. It is used to treat patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) when the medicine imatinib mesylate did not stop the cancer from growing or when the patient cannot take imatinib mesylate. GIST is a group of cancer cells that start g... continue

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Treatment Success Rate

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Condition Members Success
Renal Cell Carcinoma (K...
66
71%
Lung Cancer
1
0%
Trigeminal Neuralgia
1
100%
Overall, 71% (69 Members) find Sutent helpful
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I dont have cancer yet, I have full bone and cat scan every 6 months, So far nothing showing up,My blood pressure did rise and i'm now on blood pressure meds.Sutent was very hard in the beginning, Now my body has gotten used to it.
Has anyone tried Sutent without having a tumer
active? My doc says he has no idea if its going to work, and that theres not a 5 yr cancer free with stage 4 cancer?
but I've got used to it now.
Side effects: fatigue, tongue soreness, metallic taste, hypothyroidism
Mets to left adrenal gland and right mediastinal lymph node. No results from ct yet.
Have taken for two weeks now. Had to stop for a few days as my blood pressure went through the roof. The other symptoms are manageable and I hope to stay on this med because from all my reading it seems to be the best.
I am getting ready to start in the next few weeks.
my husband had minor side effects so far. like dizzenes, weakenes.
No side effects yet.
Finished round 2 and MRI shows decrease size of kidney tumor but increased metastatic lung tumor.
side effects: blisters, cramps, diarrhea, and feeling like he has to urintat all of the time.
Too Soon To Tell
seosaimh (Brain / CNS Tumors)
no side effects (yet)
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Discussions

  1. Advice: What to do with unused Nexavar
    We gave our unused Sutent to the oncologist, who gave it to one of the patients having trouble paying for the drug. You might ask about that. [More]
  2. Advice: Side effects of Votrient
    I am on Sutent not Votrient so not sure if it is the same but I go through blood work after every cycle during every off cycle and a scan every other ... [More]
  3. Discussion: Votrient side effects
    Hi All, I have been on Sutent for three years now I have brain and Lumbar spine Mets. All have remained stable thankfully but no shrinkage. I will b... [More]
  4. Discussion: New to Group
    I am being treated for RCC at the MAYO clinic and they tell me that RCC is resistent to radiation and normal chemo. You will see the great majority of... [More]
  5. Discussion: Do people survive stage 4 with liver mets?
    I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer in march I did 2 cycles of sutent then had surgery and back on sutent a month later, Everything that is lef... [More]