Prodrug AST-003 Improves the Therapeutic Index of the Multi-Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Sunitinib.

Patients have responded well to the multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Sunitinib in the clinic. But the severe toxic side effects associated with Sunitinib limit its therapeutic index. To improve the therapeutic index of Sunitinib, a prodrug strategy was employed to modify Sunitinib. The...

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Main Authors: Qiang Huang, Changhua Zhou, Xiao Chen, Bing Dong, Siqi Chen, Ning Zhang, Yawei Liu, Anrong Li, Meicun Yao, Ji Miao, Qing Li, Zhong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4626378?pdf=render