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Relative Dose Intensity

TORISEL patients on average received 92% of the planned weekly dose1

TORISEL patients on average received 92% of the weekly dose
  • TORISEL mean weekly dose was 23 mg, and the max planned weekly dose was 25 mg1
  • IFN-α mean weekly dose was 30 MU, and the max planned weekly dose was 54 MU1

Reasons For Discontinuation

Patient discontinuation due to adverse events was 7.2% with TORISEL2

* Subjects with a global deterioration of health status requiring discontinuation of treatment without objective evidence
   of disease progression at that time should be classified as having “symptomatic deterioration.”2
† Other reasons for discontinuation in the TORISEL arm were disease progression and investigator’s decision.2
‡ Other reasons for discontinuation in the IFN-α arm were lost to follow up, investigator’s discretion, patient underwent
   surgery, and patient’s request.2

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References:

  1. Hudes G, Carducci M, Tomczak P, et al. Temsirolimus, interferon alfa, or both for advanced renal-cell carcinoma.
    N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2271-2281.
  2. Data on file, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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