Erlotinib is an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase that is used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. It is typically marketed under the trade name Tarceva. Erlotinib binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase in a reversible fashion at the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site of the receptor. Recent studies demonstrate that erlotinib is also a potent inhibitor of JAK2V617F, which is a mutant form of tyrosine kinase JAK2 found in most patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and a substantial proportion of patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis or essential thrombocythemia. This finding introduces the potential use of erlotinib in the treatment of JAK2V617F-positive PV and other myeloproliferative disorders.
Erlotinib is indicated for:
The safety and efficacy of erlotinib have not been established for patients with NSCLC whose tumors show other EGFR mutations. Additionally it is not recommended for use in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy.
GSK Investigational Site, Orbassano (TO), Piemonte, Italy
National Cancer Center, Korea, Goyang-si, Gyenggi-do, Korea, Republic of
IASO" General Hospital of Athens, 1st Dep of Medical Oncology, Athens, Greece
Air Forces Military Hospital, Dep of Medical Oncology, Athens, Greece
401 Military Hospital, Medical Oncology Unit, Athens, Greece
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
The West Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Donald Berdeaux, Great Falls, Montana, United States
Instituto Medico Especializado Alexander Fleming, Buenos Aires, Cuidad De Buenos Aires, Argentina
Policlinica Privada - Instituto de Medicina Nuclear, Bahia Blanca, Provincia De Buenos Aires, Argentina
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fairfax Northern Virginia Hematology-Oncology, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
HOPE (Hematology Oncology Physicians & Extenders), Tucson, Arizona, United States
Oncology Associates of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
Research Site, Houston, Texas, United States
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