TABLE 1

Cytostatic Agents Licensed or Currently Under Clinical Development

AgentTarget of actionClinical phase
Antiangiogenic agents
 BevacizumabVEGFLicensed
 VatalanibVEGFR-1, VEGFR-2Phase III
 VandetanibVEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, EGFRPhase III
 AGO13736VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2Phase II
 SunitinibVEGFR, PDGFR, c-KIT, FLT3Licensed
 MarimastatMMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9Phase III
 PrinomastatMMP-2, MMP-9Phase III
 BMS 275291MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-9, MMP-13, MMP-14Phase III
 EndostatinCapillary endothelial cellsPhase IV
EGFR/HER2 targets
 GefitinibEGFRLicensed
 ErlotinibEGFRLicensed
 LapatinibEGFR/HER2Licensed
 CetuximabEGFRLicensed
 PanitumumabEGFRPhase III
 TrastuzumabHER2Licensed
 MatuzumabEGFRPhase II
ABL and SRC targets
 Imatinib mesylateBCR-ABL, c-KITLicensed
 DasatinibBCR-ABL, c-SRCPhase III
Farnesyltransferase inhibitors
 TipifarnibCAAXPhase III
 LonafarnibCAAXPhase II
Proteasome inhibitor
 Bortezomib26S proteasomeLicensed
ERK inhibitors
 SorafenibRaf-1 kinase, BRAF, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, c-KIT, PDGFR-βLicensed
 PD184352MEK1/2Phase II
 CGP69846Ac-RAFPhase II
mTOR inhibitors
 TemsirolimusmTORPhase III
 DeforolimusmTORPhase III
 EverolimusmTORPhase III
Estrogen blockers
 TamoxifenERLicensed
 FulvestrantERLicensed
  • VEGFR = vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; PDGFR = platelet-derived growth factor receptor; FLT3 = Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3; MMP = matrix metalloproteinase; CAAX = carboxy terminal tetrapeptide motif of protein (c = cysteine, A = aliphatic amino acid, X = terminal amino acid); ERK = extracellular regulated kinase; MEK = mitogenic extracellular kinase.