Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, abbreviated EGFR inhibitors, is a class of drugs that blocks the EGF receptor.

Drugs

• Gefitinib (Iressa).
• Erlotinib (Tarceva).

Note:

• Both gefitinib and erlotinib are also classified as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).

Use

• Lung adenocarcinoma.
  • Lung carcinoma with EGFR rearrangement.
• Colorectal adenocarcinoma.
• Cancer drugs.