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...
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.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Moffit Cancer Centre, Tampa, Florida, United States
Mary Crowley Cancer Research Unit, Dallas, Texas, United States
UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
AHN Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Hyogo Prefectual Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagashiki, Hyogo, Japan
Research Site, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
IRCCS Ospedale S.Raffaele, Milano, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano MI, Italy
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, Val De Marne, France
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