[Gefitinib for advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma]

Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao. 2004 Jun;26(3):340-3.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

We described 3 cases of advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC), in whom once-daily treatment with 250 mg Gefitinib (Iressa) demonstrated remarkable antitumor effects. Gefitinib may produce dramatic clinical responses when administered to patients with poor performance status who had received heavy platinum/docetaxel-based prior chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / drug therapy*
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • ErbB Receptors / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Female
  • Gefitinib
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Quinazolines / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Quinazolines
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Gefitinib