Gefitinib (originally coded ZD1839) is a drug used in the treatment of certain types of cancer. Acting in a similar manner to erlotinib (marketed as Tarceva), gefitinib selectively targets the mutant proteins in malignant cells. It is marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Iressa.
For the continued treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after failure of either platinum-based or docetaxel chemotherapies.
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
The First Affiliated hospital of soochow university, Suzhou, Jangsu, China
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
China site, Tianjin, China
China site 0123, Jinan, Shandong, China
Korea Site, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Aichi Cancer Center, Chikusa, Aichi, Japan
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Kindai University Hospital, Sayama, Osaka, Japan
Fujian cancer hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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