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:
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States
Premiere Oncology, A Medical Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States
Premiere Oncology of Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oulu Univeristy Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Vaasa Central Hosptital, Vaasa, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Vivantes Klinikum am Urban, Berlin, Germany
Charité - Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
Charité - Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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