Preferred Label : MET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor SGX523;
NCIt related terms : SGX-523;
NCIt definition : An orally bioavailable small molecule, c-Met inhibitor with potential antineoplastic
activity. MET receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor SGX523 specifically binds to c-Met
protein, or hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR), preventing binding of hepatocyte
growth factor (HGF) and disrupting the MET signaling pathway; this agent may induce
cell death in tumor cells expressing c-Met. c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed
or mutated in many tumor cell types, plays an important role in tumor cell proliferation,
survival, invasion, and metastasis, and in tumor angiogenesis.;