Hovedmålestokken for virkningen i undersøgelsen af fremskredent renalcellecarcinom var patientens samlede overlevelse, og hvor længe patienterne overlevede uden forværring af deres sygdom.
Time until disease got worse was longer in patients treated with Nexavar (167 days, around five and a half months) than those who took placebo (84 days, around three months), based on data from 726 patients.