L'afatinib, un nouveau médicament dans le cancer bronchique

Jérôme Sicard, Jean Baptiste Rey, Florian Scotté, Laurent Mortier

Résultats de recherche: Contribution à un journalArticle 'review'Revue par des pairs

Résumé

Afatinib is an irreversible oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which blocks the receptors from the ErbB family. Its superiority over leading chemotherapy treatments in terms of progression-free survival and overall survival in patients who are carriers of exon 19 deletion in non small cell lung cancers with EGFR mutations has been proven. Its administration has been associated with side affects found with the class of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the treatment of which includes preventive and symptomatic measures which must be explained to the patient, along with their impact on compliance with the treatment.

Titre traduit de la contributionAfatinib, a new drug for lung cancer
langue originaleFrançais
Pages (de - à)42-45
Nombre de pages4
journalActualites Pharmaceutiques
Volume54
Numéro de publication546
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 mai 2015
Modification externeOui

mots-clés

  • afatinib
  • non small cell lung cancer
  • targeted therapy
  • tyrosine kinase inhibitor

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