What is "cabozantinib"

n. An experimental drug, so far shown to reduce tumour growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis.

Cabozantinib, marketed under the trade name Cabometyx among others, is a small molecule inhibitor of the tyrosine kinases c-Met and VEGFR2, and has been shown to reduce tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis. It was discovered and developed by Exelixis Inc.

Cabozantinib was granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2011. Cabozantinib is approved by the U.S. FDA for medullary thyroid cancer. and advanced renal cell carcinoma in people who have received prior anti-angiogenic therapy. It is currently undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of prostate, bladder, ovarian, brain, melanoma, breast, non-small cell lung, pancreatic, and hepatocellular cancers.

Cabozantinib will be distributed in Europe by the French pharmaceutical company Ipsen after a collaboration was reached with Exelixis in March of 2016.