Sunitinib is a small-molecule multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor. On January 26, 2006, the agent was formally approved by the US FDA for the indications of treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). For these purposes, sunitinib is generally available as an orally administered formulation. Sunitinib inhibits cellular signaling by targeting multiple RTKs. These include all platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGF-R) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGF-R). Sunitinib also inhibits KIT (CD117), the RTK that drives the majority of GISTs. In addition, sunitinib inhibits other RTKs including RET, CSF-1R, and flt3.
Sunitinib is indicated for the following conditions:
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
Hôpital l'Archet 2- Service de Cancérologie Digestive, Nice, France
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope South Pasadena, South Pasadena, California, United States
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
VUMedical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral, United Kingdom
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Institutul Clinic Fundeni, Centrul de Gastroenterologie si Hepatologie, Bucuresti, Romania
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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