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. 2010 Aug 11;2(8):53. doi: 10.1186/gm174

Table 1.

Mechanisms of resistance to sunitinib and everolimus

Potential mechanisms of sunitinib resistance

 Hypoxia resistance of RCC cells
 Vascular resistance to VEGFR and PDGFR inhibition by sunitinib
Potential mechanisms of everolimus resistance
 Resistance of RCC cells to direct anti-proliferative everolimus effects
 Resistance of HIF1α target gene expression to repression by everolimus
 Hypoxia resistance of RCC cells
 Vascular resistance to VEGF pathway inhibition

PDGFR, platelet derived growth factor receptor; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGFR, VEGF receptor.

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