December 4, 2015: New Breast Cancer Drug Information

December 4, 2015: New Breast Cancer Drug Information

Breast Cancer Drug Information

• December 4, 2015
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The key points from this report, translated and summarized as follows:

On November 20, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline announced that lapatinib (brand name: Tykerb), a PTK inhibitor targeting EGFR and HER2, has been approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This is a drug suitable for breast cancer patients who are inoperable or have recurrent disease and can be used in combination with aromatase inhibitors such as letrozole.

Source: https://glaxosmithkline.co.jp/press/press/2015_07/P1000927.html

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