Axitinib was designed to block the creation of blood vessels that feed tumors, similar to Genentech Inc. 's (DNA) Avastin, which is used to treat colorectal and lung cancers.

阿西替尼通过抑制肿瘤血管的生成来起到抗癌的作用，与基因技术公司开发的阿瓦斯丁（该药物用于治疗结肠癌和肺癌）类似。

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Avastin failed in pancreatic cancer, but Pfizer hopes its Avastin-like pill, axitinib, will work.

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Most notably, we completed U.S. and Japanese filings for crizotinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer and U.S. and EU filings for axitinib in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

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Pfizer's thyroid cancer pill, axitinib, is one.

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