Lapatinib ditosylate

Trade Name: 
Tykerb
Manufacturer/Distributor: 
GlaxoSmithKline
1-800-387-7374 (Medical Information); www.gsk.ca
Classification: 
Antineoplastic agent
ATC Class: 
L01XE07 Lapatinib
Status: 
active
Notice of Compliance (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2009/05/15
Date Marketed in Canada (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2009/05
Presentation: 
Tablet: 250 mg; DIN 02326442
Comments: 
To be used in combination with capecitabine for treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer (tumours overexpress HER2). Before starting lapatinib, patients should have already used taxanes, anthracycline and trastuzumab.
Posted Updated
2010-01-26 09:34 2010-01-26 09:52