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Suffer From Cancer In Lungs And Ribs. Stopped Treatment With Sutent Due To Severe Side Effects. Further Treatment Option?

My husbandSTarted treatment with Sutent, one a day for 4 wks and off 2 weeks for RCC. He had taken the med for 3 weeks and started having sever S/E. The drug was stopped, now he is feeling better , will be seeing the Dr s again on the 4th of Feb. What might be the next thing that will be tried to slow cancer down. They told us he is stage 3 at this point, he has cancer on ribs, andouter areas of lungs.
Sat, 2 Feb 2013
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Hi,
sutent is sunitinib, it is used for RCC in some specific indications. if your husband does not tolerate sutent then it can be stopped but specific side effects to be mentioned. if side effects are manageable with medications then it is better not to stop the drug. anyway there are other options like sorafinib, everolimus . so please consult your oncologist.
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Suffer From Cancer In Lungs And Ribs. Stopped Treatment With Sutent Due To Severe Side Effects. Further Treatment Option?

Hi, sutent is sunitinib, it is used for RCC in some specific indications. if your husband does not tolerate sutent then it can be stopped but specific side effects to be mentioned. if side effects are manageable with medications then it is better not to stop the drug. anyway there are other options like sorafinib, everolimus . so please consult your oncologist.