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Journal of Case Reports
Sustained Response to Temsirolimus in Chromophobe variant of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Chanchal Goswami, Aditi Mandal
B. P. Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Ltd., 71/1, Humayun Sarani, New Alipore, Block-G, Kolkata- 700053.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Chanchal Goswami
Email: drcgoswami@gmail.com
Received: 04-MAY-2015 Accepted: 02-JUN-2015 Published Online: 30-JUN-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0072
Abstract
Introduction: Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma is universally accepted as a distinct subtype of renal cell carcinoma. There are conflicting reports on prognosis, and few data on response to treatment exist. Currently, we do not have any effective treatment for the metastatic disease apart from surgical procedures. We report unexpectedly high efficacy of temsirolimus in a patient, with metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma of right kidney. Case Report: We present the case of a 50-year-old female patient with advanced chromophobe renal cell carcinoma of right kidney, relapsing after radical nephrectomy; she was diagnosed of mRCC (metastatic renal cell carcinoma) with multiple lung metastasis. Treatment with temsirolimus resulted in a stable disease for 48 cycles. Conclusion: Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors like temsirolimus have been an option in the management of such cases. The case presented here impresses that temsirolimus could be a viable option for patients with metastatic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.
Keywords : Renal Cell Carcinoma, Kidney Neoplasms, Nephrectomy, Temsirolimus, mTOR inhibitor.
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