Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Clinical trials of selective small-molecule inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase activity have shown that these targeted inhibitors of proliferative signal transduction provide well-tolerated antitumour activity in patients. Preclinical pharmacology studies illustrate the potential use of these new cancer therapeutics in combination with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy, and in chemoprevention, in a spectrum of solid human tumours.
Cancer & Infection Research, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Mereside, Alderley Park, Cheshire SK10 4TG, Macclesfield, UK.
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Wakeling
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D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011799:Quinazolines; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000077156:Gefitinib