Name

Axitinib

Alternate Names

AG 013736
AG-013736
AG013736
Inlyta

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Colorectal
kidney
melanoma
pancreas
thyroid

Histology

None

Remarks

January 27, 2012: FDA approved Inlyta (axitinib) to treat patients with advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) who have not responded to otherr drugs for this type of cancer.
Orphan drug for pancreas, thyroid

Coding

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