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.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities), New York, New York, United States
Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institue of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Pfizer UK, London, United Kingdom
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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