Phase I study of the safety, pharmacokinetics and antitumor activity of famitinib

Purpose To evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and antitumor activities of famitinib (famitinib l-malate), a novel oral multitargeting tyrosine kinase inhibitor that acts against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, stem cell factor receptor (c-kit), FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 receptor and protooncogene tyrosine kinase receptor in patients with advanced solid cancer.