Growth factor receptor inhibitors (growth factor inhibitors, growth factor receptor blockers, growth factor blockers, growth factor receptor antagonists, growth factor antagonists) are drugs that target the growth factor receptors of cells. They interfere with binding of the growth factor to the corresponding growth factor receptors, impeding cell growth and are used medically to treat cancer.[1][2]
Drugs of this type include those that target the epidermal growth factor receptors of epidermal cells (EGFR inhibitors)[3] and those that target vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR inhibitors).[4]
^Cancer growth blockers, Cancer Research UK
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^Kris, Mark G. (2003). "Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer:A Randomized Trial". JAMA. 290 (16): 2149–58. doi:10.1001/jama.290.16.2149. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 14570950.
^Strumberg, D. (2004). "Phase I Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Study of the Novel Raf Kinase and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor BAY 43-9006 in Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23 (5): 965–972. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.06.124. ISSN 0732-183X.
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