Gefitinib: impact on survival benefit

  • Takeda Masayuki
    Shien Lab., National Cancer Center Hospital, Pharmacology Division, National Cancer Research Institute
  • Nishio Kazuto
    Shien Lab., National Cancer Center Hospital, Pharmacology Division, National Cancer Research Institute

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  • がんの分子標的治療  ゲフィチニブ(イレッサ)の動向

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Gefitinib is an orally active, selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor that block EGFR transduction pathway. On the some phase III trails of gefitinib therapy, it failed to show survival benefit but EGFR mutations were correlated with gefitinib responses.

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  • Drug Delivery System

    Drug Delivery System 21 (1), 58-63, 2006

    THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

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