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Lapatinib (INN), used in the form of lapatinib ditosylate (USAN) (trade names Tykerb and Tyverb) is an orally active drug for breast cancer and other solid tumours. It is a dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor which interrupts the HER2/neu and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways. It is used in combination therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer. It is used for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose tumors overexpress HER2 (ErbB2)....Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Tykerb Average retail cost: $1,350/month
Necitumumab (INN) is a recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody used as an antineoplastic. It binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The US FDA approved necitumumab under the brand name Portrazza for use with gemcitabine and cisplatin in previously untreated metastatic squamous non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)...Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Portrazza Average retail cost: $4,300/month
NERLYNX is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage HER2‑overexpressed/amplified breast cancer, to follow adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy.
Manufacturer's Website: Nerlynx Average retail cost: $5,700/month
Vandetanib (INN, trade name Caprelsa) is an anti-cancer drug that is used for the treatment of certain tumours of the thyroid gland. It acts as a kinase inhibitor of a number of cell receptors, mainly the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and the RET-tyrosine kinase...Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Caprelsa Average retail cost: $6,550/month
Gefitinib (trade name Iressa) is a drug used for certain breast, lung and other cancers. Gefitinib is an EGFR inhibitor, like erlotinib, which interrupts signaling through the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in target cells. Therefore, it is only effective in cancers with mutated and overactive EGFR... Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Not Available Average retail cost: $6,550/month
Erlotinib hydrochloride (trade name Tarceva) is a drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. It is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which acts on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)... Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Tarceva Average retail cost: $9,000/month
Osimertinib (previously known as mereletinib or AZD9291; trade name Tagrisso) is a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) drug developed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals – for mutated EGFR cancers... Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Tagrisso Average retail cost: $14,500/month
Cetuximab is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and head and neck cancer. Cetuximab is a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody given by intravenous infusion that is distributed under the trade name Erbitux in the U.S. and Canada by the drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb and outside the U.S. and Canada by the drug company Merck KGaA... Wikipedia
Manufacturer's Website: Erbitux Average retail cost: *
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Panitumumab (INN), formerly ABX-EGF, is a fully human monoclonal antibody specific to the epidermal growth factor receptor (also known as EGF receptor, EGFR, ErbB-1 and HER1 in humans). Panitumumab is manufactured by Amgen and marketed as Vectibix. It was originally developed by Abgenix Inc.
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Manufacturer's Website: Vectibix Average retail cost: *
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