Sorafenib Therapy for Metastatic Renal Carcinoma in Patients with Low Cardiac Ejection Fraction: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

ABSTRACT

Targeted therapies used in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are known to have the potential for cardiotoxicity and should be used with caution in patients with cardiac comorbidities. A retrospective review identified two RCC cases treated with sorafenib in the context of preexisting cardiomyopathy. Sorafenib therapy resulted in disease stabilization of progressing RCC for both cases, without worsening of cardiac ejection fraction. Further evaluation of the cardiac safety of sorafenib in patients with cardiomyopathy is warranted.

Keywords: :

• Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
• Cardiac comorbidities
• Sorafenib tosylate
• Toxicity

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Michael J. Franklin for critically editing this manuscript.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.