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Nintedanib

An anti-angiogenic pill that looked promising in mesothelioma in a small trial but failed in the large one.

Approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (EU) second-line lung adenocarcinoma with docetaxel. LUME-Meso phase 2 suggested a PFS benefit in epithelioid mesothelioma; phase 3 showed none (HR 1.01). Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Nintedanib
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1.Blocks VEGFR, FGFR, and PDGFR signalling in endothelial and stromal cells

Modality
Small-molecule kinase inhibitor (VEGFR/FGFR/PDGFR)
Mechanism
Triple angiokinase inhibitor of VEGFR1-3, FGFR1-3, PDGFRα/β.
Brand / code
Ofev (fibrosis); Vargatef (NSCLC, EU)

Regulatory

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Approvals

RegionYearIndication
EU2014Adenocarcinoma NSCLC after first-line chemotherapy, with docetaxel
US2014Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (non-oncology)

Trials

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ClinicalTrials.gov · phase 2/3
refreshed 2026-09-09
104 studies9 recruiting73 Phase 229 Phase 3
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Latest papers

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Literature trend7,129 papers in the last 12 months+7% vs prior 12How this is computed
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Query for this drug: (TITLE:"Nintedanib" OR ABSTRACT:"Nintedanib" OR TITLE:"Ofev" OR ABSTRACT:"Ofev" OR TITLE:"fibrosis ; Vargatef" OR ABSTRACT:"fibrosis ; Vargatef" OR TITLE:"NSCLC" OR ABSTRACT:"NSCLC") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about Nintedanib, not a curated reading list.

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