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.
Cliniche Gavazzeni S.p.A. - Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, BG, Italy
Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, BS, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, MB, Italy
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
GSK Investigational Site, London, United Kingdom
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