| Literature DB >> 15962526 |
John D Minna1, Jonathan Dowell.
Abstract
Erlotinib hydrochloride (Tarceva; OSI Pharmaceuticals/Genentech/Roche), a member of a class of targeted anticancer drugs that inhibit the activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor, was approved by the US FDA in November 2004 for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. It is the first such drug to demonstrate an increase in survival in Phase III trials in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15962526 DOI: 10.1038/nrd1612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Drug Discov ISSN: 1474-1776 Impact factor: 84.694