Article
Trying to compose the puzzle with all the pieces: epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 2005
Di Maio Massimo, Gridelli Cesare, Normanno Nicola, Perrone Francesco, Ciardiello Fortunato
Abstract excerpt
Small molecule epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have shown promising activity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Gefitinib has been the first of these drugs to be licensed for third-line treatment of advanced NSCLC patients. More recently, erlotinib has been shown to be more effective than placebo in increasing overall survival (OAS) and has been approved...
Topics
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- ErbB Receptors
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride
- Gefitinib
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Metaphor
- Mutation
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
