title: Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors: potential role in pediatric malignant solid tumors.
abstract: Tyrosine kinase receptors are expressed on the surface of tumor and/or endothelial cells and represent attractive targets for new anti-cancer treatment strategies. The so-called "small molecule" tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been designed to interact with the intracellular ATP binding site of these receptors, subsequently causing arrest of tumor cell proliferation, as well as induction of apoptosis and tumor migration. Furthermore, these molecules can impact on tumor angiogenesis. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been evaluated in several clinical trials for various adult malignant tumor entities and are currently being studied in pediatric solid malignancies. In this review, we will address the data available supporting the potential use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in solid malignancies of childhood.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. jochen.roessler@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rössler
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geoerger
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vassal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases