Usual Adult Dose for Renal Cell Carcinoma:
50 mg orally once daily on a schedule of 4 weeks on treatment followed by 2 weeks off
Comment: May be taken with or without food.
Uses:
-For the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
-For the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib.
Usual Adult Dose for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor:
50 mg orally once daily on a schedule of 4 weeks on treatment followed by 2 weeks off
Comment: May be taken with or without food.
Uses:
-For the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
-For the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib.
Usual Adult Dose for Pancreatic Cancer:
37.5 mg orally once daily
Comments:
-To be taken continuously without a scheduled off-treatment period; may be taken with or without food.
Use: For the treatment of progressive, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease.
 Detailed Sutent dosage information
What happens if I miss a dose?
Use the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if you are more than 12 hours late for the dose. Do not use two doses at one time.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
