Sutent and Aphagia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Aphagia is reported as a side effect among people who take Sutent (sunitinib malate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lipitor, and have Metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Aphagia when taking Sutent. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44,359 people who have side effects when taking Sutent from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Sutent?

Sutent has active ingredients of sunitinib malate. It is often used in renal cell carcinoma. eHealthMe is studying from 44,554 Sutent users. Check the latest studies of Sutent.

What is Aphagia?

Aphagia (inability or refusal to swallow) is found to be associated with 527 drugs and 1,033 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Aphagia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 01, 2026

44,359 people reported to have side effects when taking Sutent.
Among them, 102 people (0.23%) have Aphagia.

Among these 102 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Sutent:

Sutent (44,554 reports)

Aphagia treatments and more:

Aphagia (6,476 reports)

How severe was Aphagia and when was it recovered:

Aphagia in Sutent

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of sunitinib malate:

Aphagia and drugs with ingredients of sunitinib malate (108 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Sutent:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Aphagia:

Aphagia (527 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Aphagia:

Aphagia (1,033 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sunitinib malate (the active ingredients of Sutent) and Sutent (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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