a drug used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer. it is also used together with gemcitabine to treat pancreatic cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. erlotinib is a type of epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr) tyrosine kinase inhibitor. also called erlotinib hydrochloride, cp-358,774, osi-774, and tarceva.
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/03 20:29 UTC 版)
Erlotinib hydrochloride (trade name Tarceva) is a drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. It is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which acts on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). It is marketed in the United States by Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals and elsewhere by Roche.