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.
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Usynin Evgeny Anatolievich, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Mikhailova Nadezhda Vasilievna, Kazan, Russian Federation
Ivannikov Andrey Andreyevich, Tambov, Russian Federation
Site US01020, Los Angeles, California, United States
Site US01004, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Site US01008, La Jolla, California, United States
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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