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Breast Cancer
Phase II and tumor pharmacodynamic study of gefitinib conducted
September 15th, 2005
A phase II and tumor pharmacodynamic study of gefitinib was conducted. Researchers in Spain conducted a study "to evaluate the antitumor activity and pharmacodynamic/biologic effect of gefitinib 500 mg/day monotherapy in patients with previously treated, advanced breast cancer." "In this phase II multicenter trial, the primary objective was assessment of the tumor response rate with gefitinib; secondary objectives included analysis of the pharmacodynamic and biologic profiles in healthy and tumor tissue," explained J. Baselga and colleagues, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. "While phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-15)
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