Sutent anvendes ved GIST hos patienter med svulster, der ikke kan fjernes ved operation eller som har bredt sig til andre organer, når behandling med imatinib (et andet middel mod kræft) er slået fejl eller ikke tåles af patienten. • renalcellecarcinom (RCC), en form for nyrekræft.
Sutent is used in GIST patients with tumours that cannot be removed with surgery, or that have spread to other organs, when treatment with imatinib (another anticancer medicine) has failed or cannot be tolerated by the patient; • renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer.