This website is intended for healthcare professionals only

Trending Topic

Respiratory System, 3D illustration of human anatomy highlighting the esophagus.
24 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a major global health concern, ranking as the 11th most commonly diagnosed cancer and the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with an estimated 494,320 new cases and 441,994 deaths in 2024.1 Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains the predominant subtype globally (84% of new cases), while esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) […]

Giuseppe Procopio, ASCO 2018 – Sorafenib in renal cell carcinoma – the RESORT trial

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: Jun 12th 2018

Giuseppe Procopio from Fondazione IRCCS Instituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan, Italy talks to us about the RESORT trial and limitations of using sorafenib in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma after radical resection of metastases.

1. What is the rationale for investigating radical resection of metastases followed by sorafenib in advanced renal cell carcinoma? (0:11)

2. Could you tell us a little about the RESORT study design? (1:15)

3. What were the findings of the study? (1:50)

4. Why do you think sorafenib has no effect on relapse-free survival? (3:17)

5. What will be the next steps in this clinical investigation? (4:06)

Speaker disclosures: Giuseppe Procopio serves on the advisory board for Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ipsen, Novartis and Pfizer.

Filmed at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2018, Chicago, IL, US, June 1–5 2018

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Close Popup