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.