Brand name: Tabrecta
Capmatinib hydrochloride is to treat the following conditions:
- Non-small cell lung cancer with a specific MET gene mutation.
- It is also for people who have a metastatic illness.
The FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program has authorized its usage because confirmatory trials prove that capmatinib hydrochloride offers a therapeutic benefit in these individuals.
Research is going on for capmatinib hydrochloride use in the treatment of various cancers.
Definition
Capmatinib hydrochloride is an orally accessible inhibitor of the proto-oncogene c-Met (also popular as hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR)) with anticancer potential. Capmatinib binds to c-Met in a specific manner, blocking c-Met phosphorylation and altering c-Met signaling pathways. In tumor cells that overexpress c-Met protein or express the constitutively active c-Met protein, this might lead to cell death. c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed or altered in a variety of tumor cell types, is involved in tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
Capmatinib Hydrochloride – MedlinePlus Information
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