Sutent
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Активний інгредієнт: sunitinib
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About Sutent
Sutent is a medicine that contains the active substance sunitinib. It is available as capsules (12.5 mg, 25 mg, 37.5 mg and 50 mg).
What it is used for
Sutent is used to treat adults with the following types of cancer: gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), a type of cancer of the stomach and bowel where there is uncontrolled growth of cells in the supporting tissues of these organs. Sutent is used in patients with GISTs that cannot be removed with surgery or have spread to other parts of the body. It is used after treatment with imatinib (another cancer medicine) has failed; metastatic renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, that has spread to other parts of the body; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (tumours of the hormone-producing cells in the pancreas) that have spread or cannot be removed with surgery. Sutent is used if the disease is getting worse and the tumour cells are well-differentiated (similar to normal cells in the pancreas). The medicine can only be obtained with a prescription.
How it is used
Treatment with Sutent should be started by doctors who have experience in administering cancer medicines. For GIST and metastatic renal cell carcinoma, Sutent is given in six-week cycles, at a dose of 50 mg once a day for four weeks, followed by a two-week ‘rest period’. The dose can be adjusted according to the patient’s response to the treatment, but should be kept within the range of 25 to 75 mg. For pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, Sutent is given at a dose of 37.5 mg once a day without a rest period. This dose may also be adjusted.
How it works
The active substance in Sutent, sunitinib, is a protein kinase inhibitor. This means that it blocks some specific enzymes known as protein kinases. These enzymes can be found in some receptors at the surface of cancer cells, where they are involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells and in the blood vessels that supply the tumours, where they are involved in the development of new blood vessels. By blocking these enzymes, Sutent can reduce the growth and spread of the cancer and cut off the blood supply that keeps cancer cells growing.
Active substance: sunitinib
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