Name

Sunitinib maleate

Alternate Names

SU 11248
SU-11248
SU011248
SU11248
Sutent

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Angiogenesis inhibitor

NSC Number

736511

Primary Site

breast
GIST
pancreas
Renal cell
stomach
Urothelial ca

Histology

None

Remarks

Nov. 16, 2017: FDA approved Sutent (sunitinib) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with high risk of recurrent renal cell carcinoma following nephrectomy.

May 20, 2011 FDA approved Sutent (sunitinib) to treat patients with progressive neuroendocrine cancerous tumors located in the pancreas that cannot be removed by surgery or have spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).
FDA approved 2006 GIST, renal; Phase II urothelial, breast, stomach 2007
Pfizer.

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