The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
1
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L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | |
2
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L01 | Antineoplastic agents | |
3
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L01E | Protein kinase inhibitors | |
4
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L01EX | Other protein kinase inhibitors | |
5
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L01EX01 | Sunitinib |
| Active Ingredient |
|---|
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Sunitinib inhibits multiple RTKs that are implicated in tumour growth, neoangiogenesis, and metastatic progression of cancer. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTENT Hard capsule | MPI, EU: SmPC | European Medicines Agency (EU) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.