18% GRADE 3-4 PNEUMONITIS?

A phase 2 study with a daily regimen of the oral mTOR inhibitor RAD001 (everolimus) in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell cancer.

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, The University of Texas Health Medical School, Memorial Hermann Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

BACKGROUND:: Everolimus, an oral mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, affects tumor growth by blocking growth factor stimulation, arresting cell cycle progression, and inhibiting angiogenesis. mTOR inhibitors and agents with primarily antiangiogenic activity have been shown to have efficacy in renal cell cancer (RCC). This phase 2 study assessed the efficacy of daily oral dosing with everolimus in patients with RCC. METHODS:: Patients had confirmed predominantly clear cell RCC; had received