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(soo-NIH-tih-nib)
| A drug used to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that have not responded to treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Sunitinib is also used to treat advanced kidney cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a type of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor inhibitor, and a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. Also called sunitinib malate, SU11248, SU011248, and Sutent. |
Previous Definitions: | sulfonamide, sulfuric acid, sulindac, sun protection factor, Sun's Soup | Next Definitions: | sunitinib malate, sunscreen, superficial, superfractionated radiation therapy, superior vena cava |
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