Difference between revisions of "Tyrosine kinase inhibitors"

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* Gefitinib (Iressa).
* Gefitinib (Iressa).
* Erlotinib (Tarceva).
* Erlotinib (Tarceva).
==Use==
*[[Lung adenocarcinoma]].
*[[Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung]].<ref name=pmid23769878>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Song | first1 = Z. | last2 = Lin | first2 = B. | last3 = Shao | first3 = L. | last4 = Zhang | first4 = Y. | title = Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma. | journal = J Chin Med Assoc | volume = 76 | issue = 9 | pages = 481-5 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007 | PMID = 23769878 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors]].
*[[Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors]].
*[[Cancer drugs]].
*[[Cancer drugs]].
*[[Lung adenocarcinoma]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


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[[Category:Clinical]]

Revision as of 01:26, 9 April 2014

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors, abbreviated TKIs, are a group of drugs that inhibit the action of tyrosine kinases.

The category includes many cancer drugs - including:

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

Use

See also

References

  1. Song, Z.; Lin, B.; Shao, L.; Zhang, Y. (Sep 2013). "Therapeutic efficacy of gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with advanced lung adenosquamous carcinoma.". J Chin Med Assoc 76 (9): 481-5. doi:10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.007. PMID 23769878.