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:
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
Research Site, London, United Kingdom
THE First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Pfizer Innovations AB, Sollentuna, Sweden
The 4th Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
The Cancer Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Clinical Research Unit, Berlin, Germany
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Instituto Médico Especializado Alexander Fleming, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sanatorio del Salvador - Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
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