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- noun A particular
oral drug used to treatcancer .
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Most importantly, she played an active role in the discovery of the dual erbB2/EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lapatinib, which is currently marketed as Tykerb®.
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In a statement, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said that lapatinib, sold as Tyverb by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, is not cost-effective.
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In a statement, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said that lapatinib, sold as Tyverb by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, is not cost-effective.
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Tyverb, known generically as lapatinib, treats breast-cancer patients who have tested positive for a protein called HER2.
U.K. Advisers 2008
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Tyverb, sold as Tykerb in the U.S. and known generically as lapatinib, had modest world-wide sales of £51 million last year, its first year on the market.
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It could be hormonal, chemo or biological — herceptin or lapatinib — depending on the tumor type and the woman's symptoms.
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Recent positive data for GlaxoSmithKline's lapatinib, combined with Genentech's breast cancer drug Herceptin, builds on the latter's proven efficacy.
Cancer Combos 2006
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Sir Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive of Nice said: Having reviewed the available evidence, our committee of experts has found that while both lapatinib and trastuzumab can reduce the growth and further spread of metastatic breast cancer tumours when taken alongside the aromatase inhibitors letrozole and anastrozole, the extent that these treatments can improve overall survival appears to be small or undefined.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Rebecca Smith 2012
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The two drugs are Tykerb (lapatinib) and Herceptin (trastuzumab).
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The CHMP has recommended conditional approval for GSK's Votrient (pazopanib) for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma and also backed extended use of the firm's breast cancer drug Tyverb (lapatinib).
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