Dovitinib is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets vascular endothelial growth factor-2, basic fibroblast growth factor-1, and platelet-derived growth factor β receptors (IC50s = 65, 11, and 5 nM, respectively). By impairing these kinase signals, 1 μM dovitinib has been shown to prevent the growth and motility of pancreatic cancer cell lines (HPAF-II, BxPC-3, MiaPaCa2, and L3.6pl). At 0.04 μM, dovitinib can inhibit endothelial cell proliferation and motility. These antiangiogenic effects have been proposed to be the mechanism by which dovitinib inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis. Dovitinib has been evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of advanced solid tumors.
