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Table 1 Examples of drugs targeting tyrosine kinases receptors that are being tested in different clinical trials

From: Receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream pathways as druggable targets for cancer treatment: the current arsenal of inhibitors

TARGET

DRUG

DISEASE

TRIAL PHASE

STATUS

CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER

MET

Tivantinib

Advanced/Recurrent Gastric Cancer

II

Completed

NCT01152645

MET/EGFR/Topoisomerase

Tivantinib + cetuximab + irinotecan

Metastatic Colon Cancer

I/II

Completed

NCT01075048

MET/EGFR

Tivantinib + erlotinib

NSCLC

III

Completed

NCT01244191

MET/EGFR

Tivantinib + erlotinib

Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

II

Completed

NCT01395758

MET/Thymidylate Synthase

Tivantinib + FOLFOX

Advanced Solid Tumors and Previously Untreated Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction or Stomach

I

Completed

NCT01611857

MET

Tivantinib

Metastatic Breast Cancer

II

Completed

NCT01575522

EGFR

Erlotinib

Bladder Cancer

II

Completed

NCT00380029

EGFR

Erlotinib

Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

II

Terminated

NCT00750555

EGFR

Gefitinib

Recurrent or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

II

Completed

NCT00268346

EGFR

Gefitinib

Advanced or Metastatic Thyroid Cancer

II

Completed

NCT00095836

EGFR

Afatinib

Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

II

Completed

NCT01320280

EGFR

Afatinib

Breast Cancer

II

Completed

NCT01325428

EGFR

Afatinib

Head and Neck Cancer

III

Terminated

NCT01345669

EGFR

Rociletinib or Erlotinib

Metastatic NSCLC

II

Terminated

NCT02186301

EGFR

Lapatinib + Ciscplatin + Radiotherapy

Head and Neck Cancer

II

Terminated

NCT00387127

PDGFR/Microtubule

Dasatinib + Ixabepilone

Metastatic Breast Cancer

I

Completed

NCT00924352

PDGFR/Microtubule

Dasatinib + Docetaxel

Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

II

Completed

NCT00439270

PDGFR/EGFR

Dasatinib + Erlotinib

NSCLC

II

Completed

NCT00826449

Multiple Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (PDGFR, c-KIT, VEGFRs)

Sunitinib

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

III

Terminated

NCT00428597

Multiple Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (PDGFR, c-KIT, VEGFRs)

Sunitinib

Esophageal Cancer

II

Completed

NCT00702884

Multiple Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (PDGFR, c-KIT, VEGFRs)/Microtubule/EGFR

Sunitinib + Docetaxel + Trastuzumab

Advanced Breast Cancer

I

Completed

NCT00372424

ALK

Ceritinib

Tumors Characterized by Genetic Abnormalities in ALK

I

Completed

NCT01283516

MET and VEGFR

Cabozantinib

Prostate Cancer

II

Completed

NCT01834651

VEGFR/Microtubule

Bevacizumab + Paclitaxel

Metastatic Breast Cancer (HER-2 negative)

II

Active

NCT01663727

  1. FOLFOX is a chemoterapy regimen (folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin)
  2. NSCLC Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, ALK Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase