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Introduction: Bexarotene is a rexinoid compound that is approved for use in the therapy for early and advanced stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Clinical Cases: We present in this report the results of the use of low-dose bexarotene plus phototherapy or alpha-interferon, nine million units, in the treatment of CTCL. Eight patients were treated, five had mycosis fungoides, two had CD-8 epidermothropic aggressive lymphoma. The overall response rate was 62.5% (5/8), and the mean duration of response was 20 months. Low-dose bexarotene combined with phototherapy or alpha-interferon may be effective in the treatment of CTCL., Introducción: bexaroteno es un rexinoide aprobado en el tratamiento de estadios tempranos y avanzados del linfoma cutáneo de células T (LCCT). Caso Clínico: el presente reporte de casos mostramos los resultados del empleo de bexaroteno en dosis bajas más fototerapia o Interferon alfa 9 millones en el tratamiento del LCCT. Ocho pacientes fueron tratados, cinco fueron Micosis fungoides, dos Linfoma Epidermotrópico CD8 agresivo y uno fue un Síndrome Sézary. La respuesta global fue del 62.5% (5/8) y la duración media de respuesta fue de 20 meses. El bexaroteno en dosis bajas en combinación a fototerapia o interferon alfa 2a puede ser efectivo en el tratamiento del LCCT.

Malignant tumors represent a serious problem for healthcare system. At this time, an annual incidence of cancer rate has increased both in Russia and around the world. Renal cancer has 2 % in the structure of oncological incidence. However, in many countries we can see significant increase in oncological incidence and associated mortality. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) takes the 2nd place after prostate tumors by the growth rate of these parameters: each year more than 200 thousand people become ill with RCC all over the world. Cytokine therapy with interleukin-2 and/ or interferon alpha was the standard treatment of the advanced renal cell carcinoma until 2005. However, method of the target therapy became widespread in the last decade. This method is based on the directional drug effect on tumor cells which increases efficiency and safety of the therapy. The use of targeted therapy drugs led to a significant increase in survival rate in RCC patients. In the present review we observe clinical efficacy of the drugs used in the 1st and 2nd line of RCC treatment as well as pharmacoeconomic aspects of their application.