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. 2022 Apr 11;13:875384. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.875384

TABLE.1.

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors and new immunotherapeutics in development for thyroid cancer.

Drug Therapeutic target Indication Dose Results Research progress Reference
Dabrafenib plus Trametinib BRAF and MEK ATC 150 twice daily and 2 mg once daily 63% PR In clinical trial Subbiah et al. (2018)
Selpercatinib RET MTC 160 twice daily 61% PR Approved for clinical use Wirth et al. (2020)
Anlotinib VEGF, VEGFR, PDGFR, c-Kit, RET MTC 12mg once daily 56.9% PR Approved for clinical use Sun et al. (2018)
Pralsetinib RET MTC 400 mg once daily 91% Approved for clinical use Markham (2020)
Vandetanib RET, VEGF, VEGFR MTC 300 mg once daily 45% PR Approved for clinical use Koehler et al. (2021)
Cabozantinib RET, VEGFR, c-MET MTC 140 mg once daily 28% PR Approved for clinical use Koehler et al. (2021)
Axitinib VEGF, VEGFR ATC 5 mg twice daily 30% PR In clinical trial Cohen et al. (2014)
Lenvatinib VEGF, VEGFR, FGFR, RET, c-kit ATC/MTC 24 mg daily 24%/36% PR Approved for clinical use Tahara et al. (2017)
Pazopanib VEGFR, PDGFR, FGFR, c- kit MTC 800 mg daily 14% PR In clinical trial Bible et al. (2014)
Sorafenib VEGFR, PDGFR, RET, c-kit, BRAF MTC 400 mg twice daily 24% PR Approved for clinical use Lam et al. (2010)
Sunitinib VEGFR, GIST, PDGFR, RET, c-kit, CSF-1R, Flt-3 MTC 37.5 mg daily 24% PR In clinical trial Carr et al. (2010)
Immunotherapy strategies and therapeutic targets for thyroid cancer under development.
Drug Therapeutic target Research progress Indication Drug Therapeutic target Research progress Indication
LY3022855 CSF-1R, TAM In clinical trial TC Cemiplimab PD-1, PD-L1 In clinical trial ATC
PLX3397 plus Paclitaxel CSF-1R, TAM In clinical trial TC MLN0128(mTORi) mTOR1/2 In clinical trial ATC
LY3022855 plus Tremelimumab or Durvalumab CSF-1R, TAM, PD-1 In clinical trial TC Pembrolizumab PD-1, PD-L1 Approved for clinical use ATC
PLX3397 plus Pembrolizumab CSF-1R, TAM, PD-1 In clinical trial TC Trametinib plus Paclitaxel MEK In clinical trial ATC