Crenolanib (CP-868,596)

Mechanism of action

From the NCI Drug Dictionary: An orally bioavailable small molecule, targeting the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), with potential antineoplastic activity. Crenolanib binds to and inhibits PDGFR, which may result in the inhibition of PDGFR-related signal transduction pathways, and, so, the inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation.

Preliminary Data

1. Lewis NL, Lewis LD, Eder JP, Reddy NJ, Guo F, Pierce KJ, Olszanski AJ, Cohen RB. Phase I study of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of oral CP-868,596, a highly specific platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with advanced cancers. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 1;27(31):5262-9. Epub 2009 Sep 8. link to original article link to PMC article PubMed

Also known as

• Code name: CP-868-596