Medical Uses
Pimitespib, from Taiho Pharmaceutical, is indicated for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that has progressed after prior therapy with imatinib, sunitinib, and regorafenib.
Pimitespib is an HSP90 (heat shock protein 90) inhibitor. HSP90 is a molecular chaperone that stabilizes many oncogenic proteins, including KIT and PDGFRA — the mutant drivers of most GISTs; inhibiting HSP90 destabilizes these client proteins and suppresses tumor growth, offering an option for patients who have exhausted standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy.
