Pelitinib

Pelitinib (EKB-569) is a novel Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor which has shown potential therapeutic efficiency in solid tumors. Pelitinib selectively inhibits EGFR signaling in airway epithelial cells in vivo. Pelitinib (EKB-569) significantly enhanced IR-induced cell death and apoptosis. Pelitinib (EKB-569) has shown high arrest and decreased the phosphorylation of AKT and ERK at the protein level. More importantly, Pelitinib (EKB-569) had higher efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), compared to first generation, reversible EGFR-TK inhibitors.