Review Article

Stomatitis and VEGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (VR-TKIs): A Review of Current Literature in 4369 Patients

Table 3

Report on all papers about axitinib and stomatitis.

AuthorsYearNeoplasiaNumber of casesStomatitis numberStomatitis
grade 1
Stomatitis grade 2Stomatitis grade 3Stomatitis grade 4

(1)Rugo et al. [58]2005Phase I study
Advanced solid tumors
A: AG-013736
Axitinib 5–30 mg in 28-day cycle
A: 36A: 4 (11%)A: 2 (6%)A: 2 (6%)

(2)Ueda et al. [56]2013Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
A: axitinib
B: sorafenib
A: 359
B: 355
A: 54 (15.04%)
B: 44 (12.39%)
A: 49 (13.64%)
B: 43 (12.11%)
A: 5 (1.39%)
B: 1 (0.28%)

(3)Karam et al. [59]2014Phase II trial of locally advanced nonmetastatic clear cell renal carcinoma
A: axitinib 5 mg for up to 12 weeks
A: 24A: 17 (70.8%)A: 16 (67%)A: 1 (4.2%)

(4)Oh et al. [60]2015Phase I study: previously untreated advanced gastric cancer
A: axitinib 5 mg twice a day (days 1 to 21) with cisplatin 80 mg/m2 (day 1) and capecitabine 1,000 mg/m2 twice a day (days 1 to 14) in 21-day cycles
A: 22A: 16 (72.7%)A: 12 (54.5%)A: 4 (18.2%)

Total44191 (20.63%)79 (17.91%)12 (2.72%)