Vandetanib is an oral once-daily kinase inhibitor of tumour angiogenesis and tumour cell proliferation with the potential for use in a broad range of tumour types.
On April 6 2011, vandetanib was approved by the FDA to treat nonresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in adult patients.
Vandetanib is currently approved as an alternative to local therapies for both unresectable and disseminated disease. Because Vandetanib can prolong the Q-T interval, it is contraindicated for use in patients with serious cardiac complications such as congenital long QT syndrome and uncompensated heart failure.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Research Site, Chiang mai, Thailand
British Columbia Cancer Agency - Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia Cancer Agency - Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Research Site, Manchester, United Kingdom
Research Site, Torokbalint, Hungary
Research Site, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Research Site, Barcelona, Spain
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