eprintid: 1503787 rev_number: 36 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/50/37/87 datestamp: 2021-11-05 14:37:51 lastmod: 2021-11-06 00:09:31 status_changed: 2021-11-05 14:37:51 type: book_section metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Una-Cidon, E creators_name: Adeleke, S creators_name: Masters, B creators_name: Wood, V title: Gefitinib ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C10 divisions: D17 keywords: Targeted agent, personalised medicine, precision medicine note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. abstract: Gefitinib is a small molecule that specifically inhibits the tyrosine kinase (TK) activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) type 1 by interfering with the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site. About 10% of patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the US and about 35% in East Asia have EGFR mutations. [1] Hence gefitinib and the other EGFR inhibitor erlotinib are inevitably important in treatment of NSCLC, of the adenocarcinoma variant with the above mutation. date: 2016-05-02 date_type: published publisher: nova science publishers official_url: https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-easy-book-of-cancer-pharmacology/ oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1142237 isbn_13: 9781634850384 publication_declined: 2021-11-06T00:09:31GMT lyricists_name: Adeleke, Olusola lyricists_id: OADEL92 actors_name: Barczynska, Patrycja actors_id: PBARC91 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public number: 22 book_title: The Easy Book of Cancer Pharmacology edition: 1st editors_name: Una-Cidon, E citation: Una-Cidon, E; Adeleke, S; Masters, B; Wood, V; (2016) Gefitinib. In: Una-Cidon, E, (ed.) The Easy Book of Cancer Pharmacology. nova science publishers Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1503787/1/Adeleke_Gefitinib%20formatted.pdf