title: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors in treating soft tissue sarcomas: sunitinib in non-GIST sarcomas.
abstract: Sarcomas are uncommon malignancies that represent more than 50 different tumor types. Surgery remains the mainstay of treating localised disease. Anthracycline and ifosfamide-based chemotherapy is an option for advanced disease; however, effective treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma remains a challenge. Advances in understanding the genetic nature of cancer have led to the development of new treatment options for sarcoma. Sunitinib malate is an oral multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor with antiangiogenic properties and promising activity in the treatment of GIST refractory to imatinib, however in either soft tissue sarcoma, experience with sunitinib is under development in different clinical trials. In this review we offer the experience with this small molecular target in non-GIST sarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Homet Moreno
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garralda Cabanas
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hitt
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000077210:Sunitinib
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000077210:Sunitinib