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:
Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, Paris Cedex, France
CHU de Strasbourg - Hopital de Hautepierre / Service de Medecine Interne et Nutrition, Strasbourg Cedex, France
Hopital Foch, Onco Hermatologie, Suresnes cedex, France
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Local Institution - 0120, Haifa, Israel
Local Institution - 0057, La Jolla, California, United States
Local Institution - 0067, Stanford, California, United States
Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, Val De Marne, France
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Lineberger Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Texas Oncology-Baylor Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of California, San Francisco, California, United States
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