Dual targeting of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor and epidermal growth factor receptor pathways with vandetinib (ZD6474) in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract

Vandetinib is a novel, selective dual inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor pathway and epidermal growth factor receptor pathway. Phase I studies have established that it is suitable for once-daily oral dosing at a dose of up to 300 mg. Vandetinib has been tested in multiple randomized controlled phase II clinical studies, which have established that this is a promising new targeted agent for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and which also support the potential role of vandetinib administered concurrently with chemotherapy. Further testing of its role in lung cancer is in ongoing. © 2008International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.