Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the rationale for the use of single-target vs multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of cancer patients
- Review the results of clinical studies involving multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors
- Identify factors useful for the selection of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in specific patient populations
Topics covered include:
- Introduction: Targeting Tyrosine Kinases in Tumor Cells
- Role of RTKs in Tumor Biology
- Sunitinib: Clinical Experience in RCC and GIST
- Sorafenib: Clinical Experience in RCC and HCC
- Axitinib Phase II Clinical Trials
- Motesanib: Phase II Clinical Trials
- Vandetanib: Phase II Clinical Trials
- Vatalanib in mCRC
- Pazopanib in Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Metastatic Breast Cancer
- XL880 Targets MET/VEGFR-2
- Conclusions