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.
China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei, Taiwan
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Novartis Investigative Site, Madrid, Spain
The First Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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