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ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2011

Sunitinib, hypertension, and heart failure: a model for kinase inhibitor-mediated cardiotoxicity.

Rajesh Gupta, Michael L Maitland

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Review in Current hypertension reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rajesh GuptaDivision of Cardiology and Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. rgupta@northwestern.edu
Michael L Maitland
Northwestern Medicine · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kinase inhibitors have emerged as an important new class of agents for the treatment of diverse tumors. Sunitinib malate is a small-molecule, oral, multi-kinase inhibitor approved for use in treating renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor. It has also demonstrated efficacy in treating pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and is being evaluated for the treatment of other cancers. Initially developed for its inhibition of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway, sunitinib has been associated with hypertension and heart failure. This review examines the incidence and severity of these adverse events, relevant findings from other agents that inhibit VEGF signaling, the mechanisms underlying these effects, and suggestions for their clinical management. Hypertension is a common adverse effect that is usually easily managed. The associated heart failure is less common; it can be reversible but must be actively monitored and managed. Mechanistic insights suggest that an attentive clinical strategy for hypertension could prevent severe cardiotoxicity.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersHeart FailureHumansHypertensionIndolesMyocytes, CardiacProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrrolesRisk FactorsSunitinibTime FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersIndolesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrrolesSunitinibVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID21931979
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