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. 2016 Oct 13;8(3):5540–5565. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.12649

Table 1. MAJOR TK INHIBITORS TARGETING CANCER-ASSOCIATED TKs.

Name Main Target(s) FDA Approval Indication(s)
Bcr-Abl1 Inhibitors
Imatinib BCR-Abl1, Abl, KIT, PDGFRs 2001 CML, GIST
Dasatinib BCR-Abl1, Abl, Src, Kit, PDGFRs, EPH, CSK 2006 CML, ALL
Nilotinib BCR-Abl1, Abl, Kit, Lck, EPHA3, DDR1 2007 CML
Bosutinib BCR-Abl1, Abl, Src, Lyn, Hck 2012 CML
Ponatinib BCR-Abl1, Abl, PDGFRα, Src, KIT, FGFR, VEGFRs 2012 CML, Ph+ ALL
EGFR Inhibitors
Erlotinib EGFR 2004 NSCLC, pancreatic cancer
Gefitinib EGFR 2005 NSCLC, AML
Afatinib HER2, EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR 2013 NSCLC, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, breast cancer
Osimertinib EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR 2015 NSCLC
Dacomitinib EGFR -- NSCLC, gastric cancer, head and neck cancer, glioma
Rociletinib EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR -- NSCLC
HM61713 EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR -- NSCLC
ASP8273 EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR -- NSCLC
EGF816 L858R, Ex19del, and T790M mutated EGFR -- NSCLC
PF-06747775 EGFR, T790M mutated EGFR -- NSCLC
Alk Inhibitors
Crizotinib ALK, MET 2011 ALCL, NSCLC, Neuroblastoma
Ceritinib ALK 2014 NSCLC
Alectinib ALK 2015 NSCLC
Brigatinib ALK, EGFR -- ALCL, NSCLC, Neuroblastoma
CEP-28122/CEP-37440 ALK -- ALCL, NSCLC
Entrectinib TrkA, TrkB, TrkC, ROS1, ALK -- Neuroblastoma
PF-06463922 ROS1, ALK -- NSCLC
TSR-011 ALK, TRK -- NSCLC
X-376/X-396 ALK -- NSCLC
HER/ErbB Receptor Inhibitors
Lapatinib HER2 2007 Breast Cancer
Neratinib HER2 -- Breast Cancer
VEGFR and PDGFR Inhibitors
Sorafenib VEGFR, PDGFR and Raf kinases 2005 Renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, iodine resistant advanced thyroid carcinoma
Sunitinib PDGF-Rs, VEGFRs 2006 Kidney cancer, GIST, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Pazopanib c-KIT, FGFR, PDGFR and VEGFR 2009 Renal cell carcinoma, soft tissue sarcomas
Vandetanib VEGFR. EGFR, c-Ret 2011 Unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer
Sunutinib VEGFR, KIT, PDGFR 2011 Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, kidney cancer, GIST
Pazopanib VEGFR, KIT, FGFR, PDGFR 2012 Renal cell carcinoma, soft tissue sarcomas
Regorafenib VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, KIT, PDGFR
FGFR1, FGFR2,
2012 Metastatic colorectal cancer, GIST
Cabozantinib VEGFR2, c-Met 2012 Thyroid cancer, advanced renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, glioblastoma multiforme
Axitinib VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3 2012 Renal cell carcinoma, CML
Lenvatinib VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, PDGFRs, FGFRs, c-Kit, RET, 2015 Thyroid cancer
Linifanib VEGFR, PDGFR -- NSCLC, liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer
Bruton's tyrosine kinase Inhibitor
Ibrutinib Bruton's tyrosine kinase 2013 CLL, mantle cell lymphoma, B-cell malignancies

CML, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia; GIST, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour; ALL, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia; Ph+ ALL, Philadelphia positive ALL; NSCLC, Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; AML, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia; ALCL, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma