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:
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, London, United Kingdom
Office of Detlef Muller, Bautzen, Germany
Klotz, Weiden, Germany
Carsten Lange, Bernburg, Germany
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States
Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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