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Pfizer continues to investigate approved therapies within its portfolio, including Aromasin® (exemestane tablets). At the Congress, research findings for the compound will be presented in two key presentations.
- Distant recurrences at median of 5-years among 9,779 postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer treated on the TEAM trial of adjuvant endocrine therapy (Abstract #213O, October 11)(8)
- Effects of exemestane or tamoxifen on bone health within the Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational (TEAM) trial: a meta-analysis (Abstract #225P, October 10)(9)
Data on the following compounds and investigational agents will also be presented: neratinib (HER2 positive breast, solid tumors),(10),(11) axitinib (renal cell carcinoma or RCC),(12) inotuzumab (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma),(13) and Torisel® (temsirolimus) (RCC, solid tumors).(14),(15)
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About Sutent® (sunitinib malate)
Sutent is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of advanced RCC and for the treatment of GIST after disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib mesylate.
Sutent works by blocking multiple molecular targets implicated in the growth, proliferation and spread of cancer. Two important Sutent targets, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), are expressed by many types of solid tumors and are thought to play a crucial role in angiogenesis, the process by which tumors acquire blood vessels, oxygen and nutrients needed for growth. Sutent also inhibits other targets important to tumor growth, including KIT, FLT3 and RET.
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