Tykerb for stomach cancer
Stomach cancer is known to have amplification of the ErbB2 (HER2) gene and responds to the drug Herceptin, which used this pathwayto attach cacner cells . Recently, there has been an interest in using Tyker(lapatinib) which is a drug that utalizes the same mechanism of action as Herceptin. One such trial is: LOGiC - Lapatinib Optimization Study in ErbB2 (HER2) Positive Gastric Cancer: A Phase III Global, Blinded Study Designed to Evaluate Clinical
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