Lapatinib is an anti-cancer drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as a treatment for solid tumours such as breast and lung cancer. It was approved by the FDA on March 13, 2007, for use in patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer in conjunction with the chemotherapy drug capecitabine. Lapatinib is a human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2/ERBB2) and epidermal growth factor receptor (HER1/EGFR/ERBB1) tyrosine kinases inhibitor. It binds to the intracellular phosphorylation domain to prevent receptor autophosphorylation upon ligand binding.
Indicated in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose tumors overexpress the human epidermal receptor type 2 (HER2) protein and who have received prior therapy including an anthracycline, a taxane, and trastuzumab.
British Columbia Cancer Agency - Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia Cancer Agency - Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Gynecologic Oncology Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Princess Margaret Hospital Phase 2 Consortium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Princess Margaret Hospital Phase 2 Consortium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GSK Investigational Site, Taipei, Taiwan
Novartis Investigative Site, Sheffield, United Kingdom
GSK Clinical Trials Call Center, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
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