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.
Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, S.S.D Oncologia Medica dei Tumori testa-collo, Milano, Italy
Nemocnice Na Bulovce, Praha, Czechia
Hopital de la Pitie Salpetriere, Paris Cedex 13, France
Pfizer Investigational Site, Poole, United Kingdom
Office of Detlef Muller, Bautzen, Germany
Klotz, Weiden, Germany
Carsten Lange, Bernburg, Germany
Pfizer Investigational Site, Gauting, Germany
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