New protein kinase inhibitors in breast cancer: Afatinib and neratinib

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1277-1288

  Zhang, Xiaosong ^a   Munster, Pamela N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afatinib; Breast cancer; HER2; Human epidermal growth factor receptor; Neratinib; Tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AFATINIB; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; LAPATINIB; NERATINIB; PERTUZUMAB; TRASTUZUMAB; TRASTUZUMAB EMTANSINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; N-(4-(3-CHLORO-4-(2-PYRIDINYLMETHOXY)ANILINO)-3-CYANO-7-ETHOXY-6-QUINOLYL)-4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-2-BUTENAMIDE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADVANCED CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MONOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; QUINAZOLINES; QUINOLINES; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2;

EID: 84901058526     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.913570     Document Type: Review

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