Axitinib is a second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that works by selectively inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3). Through this mechanism of action, axitinib blocks angiogenesis, tumour growth and metastases. It is reported to exhibit potency that is 50-450 times higher than that of the first generation V...
Used in kidney cell cancer and investigated for use/treatment in pancreatic and thyroid cancer.
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, California, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Cutaneous Onocology Group at the Helen Dillar Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCSF, San Francisco, California, United States
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christies, Manchester, United Kingdom
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pfizer Investigational Site, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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