gefitinib

Questions

What does gefitinib mean?

A drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.

Where does gefitinib come from?

Unknown + -tinib

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