Comparison of gefitinib, erlotinib and afatinib in non‐small cell lung cancer: a meta‐analysis

Z Yang, A Hackshaw, Q Feng, X Fu… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Gefitinib, erlotinib and afatinib are three widely used epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) for treating advanced non‐small cell lung cancer …

Management of diarrhea induced by EGFR-TKIs in advanced lung adenocarcinoma

D Cárdenas-Fernández… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The identification of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations in lung
adenocarcinoma has facilitated the development of personalized medicine based on …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dose adjustment on the safety and efficacy of afatinib for EGFR mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma: post hoc analyses of the randomized LUX …

JCH Yang, LV Sequist, C Zhou, M Schuler, SL Geater… - Annals of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Afatinib 40 mg/day is approved for first-line treatment of EGFR mutation-positive
non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the case of drug-related grade≥ 3 or selected …

The clinical efficacy of Afatinib 30 mg daily as starting dose may not be inferior to Afatinib 40 mg daily in patients with stage IV lung Adenocarcinoma harboring exon …

CJ Yang, MJ Tsai, JY Hung, MH Lee, YM Tsai… - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Afatinib is a second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). Compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, afatinib has been …

Spotlight on lenvatinib in the treatment of thyroid cancer: patient selection and perspectives

R Costa, BA Carneiro, S Chandra, SG Pai… - Drug design …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, with over 60,000 cases reported
per year in the US alone. The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in the last several …

The survival after discontinuation of EGFR‐TKIs due to intolerable adverse events in patients with EGFR‐mutated non–small cell lung cancer

JWC Chang, CF Chang, CY Huang, CT Yang… - Thoracic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Epidermal growth factor receptor‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR‐TKIs) are
standard treatments for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring …

Gefitinib provides similar effectiveness and improved safety than erlotinib for east Asian populations with advanced non–small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

W Zhang, Y Wei, D Yu, J Xu, J Peng - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background The first-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors
gefitinib and erlotinib have both been proven effective for treating advanced non–small cell …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment and application of a predictive model for gefitinib-induced severe rash based on pharmacometabolomic profiling and polymorphisms of …

S Guan, X Chen, S Xin, S Liu, Y Yang, W Fang… - Translational …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Rash is a well-known predictor of survival for patients with gefitinib therapy with
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, whether patients with more severe rash …

Hepatotoxicity of targeted therapy for cancer

KWC Lee, SL Chan - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Understanding the mechanism of DILI with MTA, and how to avoid and manage
these toxicities is essential for minimising inferior cancer treatment outcomes. An organised …

A systematic review of non-standard dosing of oral anticancer therapies

F Djebbari, N Stoner, VT Lavender - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background The use of oral systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) has increased and led to
improved cancer survival outcomes, particularly with the introduction of small molecule …